| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #1 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Charles Tomasini - foul #1 on Charles Tomasini, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Orville Farr, Richard Calvert | |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch is called for traveling | 37-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Danny Bump (SF) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart | |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Walton Bell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse is hacked by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland misses the tip | 39-29 |
| 17:52 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses the tip | 39-29 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 17:30 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Rene Romano pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Orville Farr's pass is intercepted by Walter Holland | 39-29 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber is fouled on the floor by Orville Farr - foul #2 on Orville Farr, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Nathan Morse, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | David Colby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-29 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Danny Bump gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 39-29 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Walton Bell snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Zenzen (fresh) C - Igor Drewski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the turnaround in the paint | 39-31 |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski knocks in the floater from the left block | 41-31 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | David Colby comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 41-34 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Danny Bump snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Danny Bump hits a shot from close range | 41-36 |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-38 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses long on a floater from close range | 44-38 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Colby and he's fouled by Walton Bell - foul #2 on Walton Bell, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), John Lafon (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) David Colby, Stanley McUmber, Paul Zenzen, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 12:58 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 12:29 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-41 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart gets the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | John Lafon is called for the reach on Harold Gearhart - foul #1 on John Lafon, team foul #2 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Looper (SG) Willy Schell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, Richard Calvert | |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Walton Bell splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Taylor | 49-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Looper (fresh) SF - John Lafon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Walter Holland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | John Lafon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | John Lafon steals it from Walton Bell out of a doubleteam | 52-44 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Jimoh Ahmadi steals it from Nathan Morse | 52-44 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Rene Romano banks in the layup on a great pass from Jimoh Ahmadi | 52-46 |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | John Lafon connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Nathan Morse and the foul's on Walton Bell - foul #3 on Walton Bell, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (SG) Richard Looper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 10:39 | Cincinnati | John Lafon makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Orville Farr connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | David Colby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-48 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 55-48 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Rene Romano | 55-48 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert loses the dribble to Walter Holland | 55-48 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | John Lafon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willy Schell (SG), Stanley McUmber (SF), Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Nathan Morse, John Lafon, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart (SF) Jimoh Ahmadi | |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch blows the layup | 55-48 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski tips it back up and in | 55-50 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber hits a turnaround from the baseline and the foul's on Manuel Koch - foul #2 on Manuel Koch, team foul #6 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG) David Colby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF) Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch | |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses the free throw | 57-50 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nathan Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willy Schell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Zenzen (fresh) C - Igor Drewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi is fouled on the floor by Stanley McUmber - foul #2 on Stanley McUmber, team foul #3 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini (PF), Walter Holland (C) Paul Zenzen, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-50 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse clanks a shot from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 57-50 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Walter Holland snags the defensive board | 57-50 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Walton Bell | 57-52 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Stanley McUmber is called for the reach on Jimoh Ahmadi - foul #3 on Stanley McUmber, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Colby (PG), Richard Looper (SG), John Lafon (SF), Paul Zenzen (PF), Igor Drewski (C) Nathan Morse, Willy Schell, Stanley McUmber, Charles Tomasini, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Orville Farr misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Igor Drewski pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:45 | Cincinnati | David Colby connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lafon | 60-52 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-52 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is called for traveling | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber (SF), Charles Tomasini (PF) John Lafon, Paul Zenzen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Richard Calvert | |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | David Colby drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Stanley McUmber | 63-52 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Colby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Looper (fresh) SF - Stanley McUmber (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Charles Tomasini (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Igor Drewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the offensive rebound | 63-52 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Walton Bell scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Rene Romano | 63-55 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Stanley McUmber is denied by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 63-55 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-55 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | David Colby gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse (PG), Willy Schell (SG), Walter Holland (C) David Colby, Richard Looper, Igor Drewski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Danny Bump (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell is hacked by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Richard Calvert | |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Rene Romano clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-55 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Charles Tomasini gets the rebound | 65-55 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Nathan Morse | 68-55 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Willy Schell picks off the pass by Rene Romano in the backcourt | 68-55 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber clanks a 3 from the left corner | 68-55 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell tips it back up and in | 70-55 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Orville Farr hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-55 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Stanley McUmber grabs the defensive rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Aleksandar Ptaszynski swats the layup by Willy Schell | 70-55 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Orville Farr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Danny Bump, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Willy Schell buries a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Nathan Morse | 72-55 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Orville Farr | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Nathan Morse runs out the clock | 72-58 |