| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Jacobson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson hits a floater from the right block | 31-23 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Daniel Waters is blocked by Michael Jacobson | 31-23 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Carmelo Reyes | 34-23 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Shawn Saxton | 34-25 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Robert Robinson, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley is fouled on the floor by Michael Jacobson - foul #1 on Michael Jacobson, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Eric Tait | 37-27 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Michael Spears hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-27 |
| 16:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Matthew Bigley | 37-27 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Michael Spears - foul #2 on Troy Chambers, team foul #3 | 37-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), John Brown (C) Michael Spears, Michael Jacobson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Tait - foul #1 on Eric Tait, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa (C) John Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson travels with the ball | 39-27 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa drills a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Nicholas Stone - foul #3 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #5 | 41-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Richard Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses the free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury grabs the board | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Doug Curtis - foul #3 on Doug Curtis, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 14:41 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Michael Spears - foul #3 on Troy Chambers, team foul #6 | 41-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Bury | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes hits the follow up shot | 43-30 |
| 13:54 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers's layup is rejected by Robert Espinosa | 43-30 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa gets the rebound | 43-30 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 43-30 |
| 13:48 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-30 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters gets the offensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Espinosa blocks the short jumper by Daniel Waters | 43-30 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-30 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis is hacked by Shawn Saxton - foul #1 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #7 | 43-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 12:33 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters connects on the jump hook from the left block | 45-32 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 11:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Waters | 45-32 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Shawn Saxton | 45-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Figueroa (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis hits the follow up shot | 47-34 |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-34 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Figueroa | 47-34 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Doug Curtis | 49-34 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-34 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Doug Curtis | 49-34 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-34 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa hits the follow up shot | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:49 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers loses the dribble to Michael Spears in the backcourt | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-34 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Espinosa - foul #4 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #3 | 51-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Doug Curtis, Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Fitzgerald | 53-36 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Eric Tait is fouled on the floor by Leonard Sumlin - foul #1 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #4 | 53-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG) Troy Chambers | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Charles Spafford, team foul #5 | 53-36 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-38 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson tips it back up and in | 55-38 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 55-38 |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson snags the defensive board | 55-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Robert Bury steals it from Richard Fitzgerald | 55-38 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #6 | 55-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Michael Spears, Charles Spafford, Michael Jacobson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Frank Wilson picks off the pass by Doug Curtis | 55-40 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses the lay-in | 55-40 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Fitzgerald | 55-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin hits a jump hook from the right block | 57-40 |
| 06:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SF) Leonard Sumlin | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton (SG), Robert Robinson (SF) Robert Benning, Eric Tait | |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits the finger roll | 59-40 |
| 06:00 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Reyes blocks the short jumper by Matthew Bigley | 59-40 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton gets the offensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF) Richard Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Daniel Waters (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Bury, Matthew Bigley | |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Oscar Figueroa | 61-40 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Reyes is called for the reach on Robert Robinson - foul #3 on Carmelo Reyes, team foul #7 | 61-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 05:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Waters is called for the reach on Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Daniel Waters, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Brown (C) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 61-42 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Sumlin is called for the reach on Shawn Saxton - foul #2 on Leonard Sumlin, team foul #8 | 61-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) John Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley (C) Nicholas Stone | |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Jacobson | 61-42 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Michael Spears's layup is rejected by Matthew Bigley | 61-42 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley pulls down the rebound | 61-42 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Saxton | 61-44 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-44 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley banks in the layup set up by Eric Tait | 61-46 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Spears | 63-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) C - Michael Jacobson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 63-48 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Michael Spears drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-48 |
| 02:05 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 66-50 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses the easy layup | 66-50 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-50 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Leonard Sumlin | 66-50 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson travels with the ball | 66-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #9 | 66-50 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Spafford | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson is whistled for a carry | 66-51 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 66-51 |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson tips it in | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Spears runs out the clock | 66-53 |