| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Gillman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) SF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 11 pts. 3 blk. PF - William Gray (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer inbounds the ball | 18-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Harrison and he's hacked by Micheal Hodges - foul #1 on Micheal Hodges, team foul #1 | 18-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Douglas Gillman, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Micheal Hodges | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the free throw | 18-29 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | James Victory travels with the ball | 18-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF) Rogelio Los, Donnie Moss, James Victory | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | William Gray's floater is tipped away by Aaron Kimbrough | 18-29 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | George Batchelor can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier pulls down the rebound | 18-29 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 18-29 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | David McKennzie gets the rebound | 18-29 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | David McKennzie lays it up and in on a nice dish by Geraldo Souza | 20-29 |
| 17:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF) Geraldo Souza, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Robert Boyer swats the shot by Donnie Moss | 20-29 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Boyer | 20-29 |
| 16:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer connects on the floater from the right side | 20-31 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-31 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier gets the rebound | 20-31 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier loses the dribble to Rogelio Los | 20-31 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman dunks the ball on a nice dish by Rogelio Los | 22-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Gillman (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rogelio Los (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Victory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Boyer (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison is hacked by Douglas Gillman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Gillman, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Micheal Hodges (C) Douglas Gillman, Rogelio Los, Donnie Moss, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG), Ryan Langan (SG), Garland Hipps (C) Christopher Harrison, Lance Williams, Lewis Frazier | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Micheal Hodges swats the short shot by Robert Boyer | 22-31 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | David McKennzie pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | David McKennzie is fouled on the floor by Garland Hipps - foul #2 on Garland Hipps, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman (PG) Geraldo Souza | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | George Batchelor knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David McKennzie | 25-31 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses the easy layup | 25-31 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | William Gray snags the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps slams it home and he's hacked by David McKennzie - foul #1 on David McKennzie, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Douglas Gillman, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Micheal Hodges | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG), Lewis Frazier (C) Robert Boyer, William Gray | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the free throw | 25-34 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen travels with the ball | 25-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Micheal Hodges (C) Rogelio Los, Donnie Moss, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG) Ryan Langan | |
| 13:46 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | George Batchelor pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | George Batchelor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams is hacked by Micheal Hodges - foul #2 on Micheal Hodges, team foul #4 | 25-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman (PG), Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) Geraldo Souza, George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Micheal Hodges | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps clanks a jumper in the paint | 25-34 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams gets the offensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 12:14 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier tips it home | 25-36 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Lance Williams steals it from Gary Olsen | 25-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Douglas Gillman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rogelio Los (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Victory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Brand (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Garland Hipps (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lance Williams | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | James Victory clanks a shot from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Rogelio Los pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Douglas Gillman connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Olsen | 28-38 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Lance Williams | 28-40 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Lance Williams is called for the reach on Donnie Moss - foul #1 on Lance Williams, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza (PG), George Batchelor (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Aaron Kimbrough (PF), Micheal Hodges (C) Douglas Gillman, Rogelio Los, Donnie Moss, James Victory, Gary Olsen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Langan (SG), Robert Boyer (SF), William Gray (PF) Lance Williams, Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-40 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Harrison | 28-42 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Micheal Hodges can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Lewis Frazier - foul #2 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lance Williams (SG) Christopher Harrison | |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Micheal Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Micheal Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lance Williams and he's hacked by David McKennzie - foul #2 on David McKennzie, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (PG) Lance Williams | |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier makes the free throw | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | David McKennzie's layup is rejected by Lewis Frazier | 29-45 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | George Batchelor misses the tip | 29-45 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ryan Langan grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Micheal Hodges - foul #3 on Micheal Hodges, team foul #6 | 29-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps (C) Lewis Frazier | |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the 1st free throw | 29-46 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | David McKennzie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | William Gray grabs the board | 29-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Geraldo Souza (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Batchelor (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Kimbrough (fresh) 3 reb. C - Micheal Hodges (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Donald Brand (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ryan Langan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Boyer (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. PF - William Gray (fresh) 5 reb. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Langan | 29-49 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | William Gray steals it from Aaron Kimbrough | 29-49 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Boyer | 29-51 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-51 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Micheal Hodges steps in front of the Ryan Langan pass | 29-51 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-51 |
| 06:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Donald Brand | 29-51 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough grabs the defensive rebound | 29-51 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Aaron Kimbrough comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-51 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | George Batchelor grabs the offensive board | 29-51 |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Donald Brand is called for the reach on Geraldo Souza - foul #1 on Donald Brand, team foul #4 | 29-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rogelio Los (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), James Victory (PF), Gary Olsen (C) George Batchelor, David McKennzie, Aaron Kimbrough, Micheal Hodges | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison (PG), Lance Williams (SG), Lewis Frazier (C) Donald Brand, Ryan Langan, Garland Hipps | |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza's pass is intercepted by Christopher Harrison | 29-51 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Donnie Moss takes the ball from Robert Boyer after a doubleteam | 29-51 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen hits the finger roll set up by Rogelio Los and he's fouled by Lewis Frazier - foul #3 on Lewis Frazier, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen makes the free throw | 32-51 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer makes the turnaround from the baseline | 32-53 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss is fouled on the floor by Lance Williams - foul #2 on Lance Williams, team foul #6 | 32-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Brand (SF), Garland Hipps (C) Robert Boyer, Lewis Frazier | |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | James Victory misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on William Gray - foul #1 on William Gray, team foul #7 | 32-53 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | James Victory makes the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | James Victory misses the 2nd free throw | 33-53 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Geraldo Souza (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rogelio Los (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Victory (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Olsen (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Harrison (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Lance Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Brand (fresh) 14 pts. PF - William Gray (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Garland Hipps (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps blows the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Olsen - foul #1 on Gary Olsen, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 33-54 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps misses the 2nd free throw | 33-54 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | William Gray pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-54 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses short on a floater from the right side | 33-54 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison tips it back up and in | 33-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-56 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps snags the defensive board | 33-56 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Donald Brand misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-56 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Garland Hipps tips it in | 33-58 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Geraldo Souza makes the shot from the free throw line | 35-58 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams is called for 3 seconds | 35-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer (SF), Lewis Frazier (C) Donald Brand, Garland Hipps | |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Rogelio Los scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from Geraldo Souza | 37-58 |
| 01:32 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-58 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer tips it home | 37-60 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-60 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyer misses the easy layup | 37-60 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen pulls down the rebound | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | James Victory clanks a shot from the free throw line | 37-60 |
| 00:38 | Cincinnati | Lance Williams gets the rebound | 37-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James Victory - foul #1 on James Victory, team foul #8 | 37-60 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Lewis Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 37-60 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Gary Olsen grabs the board | 37-60 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss's pass is intercepted by Lewis Frazier | 37-60 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Harrison runs out the clock | 37-60 |