| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Espada (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Shelor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hart inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | David Hart buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Dragan Meleski | 25-23 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Taylor | 25-25 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by David Hart and he's hacked by William Ceja - foul #2 on William Ceja, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 18:49 | Cincinnati | James Taylor scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | David Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | David Hart clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | William Ceja grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Andrew Espada misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | David Hart gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski connects on the shot from the left side | 30-30 |
| 16:52 | Cincinnati | William Ceja's floater is tipped away by Hershel Tackitt | 30-30 |
| 16:50 | Cincinnati | William Ceja gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | James Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits the finger roll on a great pass from George Carrigan | 32-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ceja (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Espada (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Shelor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | James Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Shelor | 32-36 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | David Hart is fouled on the floor by Richard Bourn - foul #2 on Richard Bourn, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Hershel Tackitt, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Frank Boone (PF) William Ceja, Andrew Espada, Lawrence Shelor | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring comes up short on the shot from the left side | 32-36 |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | James Button comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-36 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 34-38 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Jesse Back steps in front of the Richard Bourn pass | 34-38 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney is hacked by Richard Bourn - foul #3 on Richard Bourn, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Lawrence Shelor (PF) James Button, Richard Bourn | |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Kevin Hardin is called for the reach on Jesse Back - foul #2 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (PG) James Taylor | |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | David Hart drills a floater from the left wing set up by Jesse Back | 36-38 |
| 13:12 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 36-38 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor can't tip it in | 36-38 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Carrigan | 36-38 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | The jump hook by George Carrigan is blocked by Lawrence Shelor | 36-38 |
| 13:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | William Ceja misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by George Carrigan - foul #1 on George Carrigan, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jesse Back, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Espada (SF), Richard Bourn (C) Kevin Hardin, Frank Boone | |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | David Hart misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | William Ceja's floater is knocked away by George Carrigan | 38-40 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | George Carrigan gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) SG - William Ceja (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Espada (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Shelor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Bourn (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | David Hart comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | William Ceja pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 11:18 | Cincinnati | George Carrigan is called for the reach on Nicholas Tryon - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Santos Cherry (C) George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), James Button (SG), Frank Boone (PF) Nicholas Tryon, William Ceja, Lawrence Shelor | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hershel Tackitt | 38-40 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry is fouled on the floor by Richard Bourn - foul #4 on Richard Bourn, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF) David Hart | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF), Lawrence Shelor (PF) Andrew Espada, Richard Bourn | |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 40-40 |
| 09:44 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-40 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | James Button's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Stephen Carney (PF), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Dragan Meleski, Hershel Tackitt, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Andrew Espada (SF) James Button, Kevin Hardin | |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on William Ceja - foul #3 on William Ceja, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Stephen Carney | 41-40 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Back buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Alex Osborne | 44-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Espada (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Shelor (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Boone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | James Taylor buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Ceja | 44-43 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | George Carrigan banks in the layup | 46-43 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | David Hart clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it but misses | 46-43 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | William Ceja scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from James Taylor | 46-45 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Jesse Back is whistled for a carry | 46-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Alex Osborne, Jesse Back, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (PG), Kevin Hardin (SF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, Andrew Espada, Lawrence Shelor | |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | David Hart drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 49-45 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nicholas Tryon, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF), Santos Cherry (C) David Hart, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG), Lawrence Shelor (PF) William Ceja, Frank Boone | |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Shelor | 49-45 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Hershel Tackitt - foul #2 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #3 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (SF) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Espada (SF) Kevin Hardin | |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 49-46 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt hits the follow up shot | 51-46 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Santos Cherry - foul #1 on Santos Cherry, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF), George Carrigan (C) Hershel Tackitt, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Frank Boone (PF) James Button, Lawrence Shelor | |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Tryon (fresh) SG - William Ceja (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Espada (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Boone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | David Hart can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 02:54 | Cincinnati | William Ceja buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Frank Boone | 51-48 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | David Hart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Espada - foul #1 on Andrew Espada, team foul #8 | 51-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Grady Wotring, Dragan Meleski, Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), Kevin Hardin (SF) Nicholas Tryon, Andrew Espada | |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 52-48 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | David Hart picks off the pass by James Taylor | 53-48 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG) Alex Osborne, Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Espada (SF), Lawrence Shelor (PF) Kevin Hardin, Frank Boone | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 53-48 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor gets the rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | James Taylor is fouled on the floor by George Carrigan - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Grady Wotring is called for the reach on Lawrence Shelor - foul #3 on Grady Wotring, team foul #6 | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | William Ceja is fouled on the floor by David Hart - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | The jumper by David Hart is denied by Lawrence Shelor | 53-50 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Andrew Espada grabs the board | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-50 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Shelor grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | James Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Carrigan | 53-50 |