| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilson Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thurman Sell (fresh) PF - James Russell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Holden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Leonard Silvey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Ducan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell inbounds the ball | 18-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 18-42 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone grabs the board | 18-42 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 18-42 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan misses the tip | 18-42 |
| 19:13 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan tips it in | 18-44 |
| 18:59 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-44 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden grabs the offensive rebound | 18-44 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford is fouled on the floor by Leonard Silvey - foul #3 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #1 | 18-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SG) Leonard Silvey | |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | James Russell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-44 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Allen Symonds | 18-44 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-44 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford gets the rebound | 18-44 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 18-44 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the board | 18-44 |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 18-46 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | Arthur Ducan blocks the short jumper by Thurman Sell | 18-46 |
| 17:29 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan grabs the board | 18-46 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Thurman Sell steps in front of the Arthur Ducan pass | 18-46 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell is hacked by Arthur Ward - foul #2 on Arthur Ward, team foul #2 | 18-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer (PG), Manuel Ragland (SG), Glen Breaux (SF), Roy Wininger (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Andre Gallo, Wilson Ford, Thurman Sell, James Russell, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), David Chandler (PF), Michael Horne (C) Trevor Stone, Allen Symonds, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-46 |
| 16:10 | Cincinnati | David Chandler drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Edward Chapman | 20-48 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SG) Edward Chapman | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | David Chandler misses short on a jumper from the right side | 20-48 |
| 15:35 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 20-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Earnest Shafer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Manuel Ragland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Glen Breaux (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Wininger (fresh) C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cabana (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Cincinnati | David Chandler can't finish the layup | 20-48 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Roy Wininger gets the rebound | 20-48 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 22-48 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Manuel Ragland - foul #1 on Manuel Ragland, team foul #1 | 22-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG), Wilson Ford (SG), Thurman Sell (SF), James Russell (PF), Shawn Holden (C) Earnest Shafer, Manuel Ragland, Glen Breaux, Roy Wininger, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG), Arthur Ducan (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Phillip Cabana, David Chandler, Michael Horne | |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 22-48 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 22-49 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-49 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Shawn Holden is called for the reach on Arthur Ducan - foul #3 on Shawn Holden, team foul #2 | 25-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Allen Symonds (SF) Ruben Cooper, Fred Hatfield | |
| 13:49 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-49 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | James Russell snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell misses the lay-in | 25-49 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward snags the defensive board | 25-49 |
| 13:19 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 25-52 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Andre Gallo | 28-52 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 28-55 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Shawn Holden knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andre Gallo | 30-55 |
| 12:13 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-58 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilson Ford and the foul's on Arthur Ducan - foul #2 on Arthur Ducan, team foul #3 | 32-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer (PG), Roy Wininger (PF), Logan Simmons (C) Andre Gallo, James Russell, Shawn Holden | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Chapman (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), David Chandler (PF), Michael Horne (C) Leonard Silvey, Allen Symonds, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Thurman Sell makes the free throw | 33-58 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone scores on a shot near the basket set up by David Chandler | 33-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Earnest Shafer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Wilson Ford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thurman Sell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Wininger (fresh) C - Logan Simmons (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Trevor Stone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Edward Chapman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Cincinnati | The refs have stopped play. Edward Chapman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 33-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland (SG), Glen Breaux (SF) Wilson Ford, Thurman Sell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Phillip Cabana (SG) Trevor Stone, Edward Chapman | |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Manuel Ragland | 35-60 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Glen Breaux is called for the reach on David Chandler - foul #1 on Glen Breaux, team foul #3 | 35-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG) Glen Breaux | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG), Arthur Ducan (PF) Phillip Cabana, Michael Horne | |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-60 |
| 10:42 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan tips it home | 35-62 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is fouled on the floor by Ruben Cooper - foul #1 on Ruben Cooper, team foul #4 | 35-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Wilson Ford (SG) Manuel Ragland | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-62 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Allen Symonds | 35-62 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan tips it in | 35-64 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-64 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | David Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 35-64 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Russell (PF) Roy Wininger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Arthur Ward (C) Ruben Cooper, David Chandler | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 35-64 |
| 09:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Leonard Silvey | 35-64 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-67 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Wilson Ford misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-67 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds grabs the defensive rebound | 35-67 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Leonard Silvey | 35-70 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-70 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | James Russell pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-70 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Trevor Stone picks off the pass by Earnest Shafer | 35-70 |
| 07:50 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone double dribbles | 35-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland (SG), Glen Breaux (SF), Roy Wininger (PF), Arthur Pugh (C) Wilson Ford, Earnest Shafer, James Russell, Logan Simmons | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), David Chandler (PF), Michael Horne (C) Leonard Silvey, Allen Symonds, Arthur Ducan, Arthur Ward | |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo is called for 5 seconds | 35-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana (SG) Trevor Stone | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Ragland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Glen Breaux (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Wininger (fresh) C - Arthur Pugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cabana (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana clanks a shot from the right side | 35-70 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh pulls down the rebound | 35-70 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Glen Breaux is hacked by Michael Horne - foul #1 on Michael Horne, team foul #5 | 35-70 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Glen Breaux misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Fred Hatfield - foul #1 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #6 | 35-70 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Glen Breaux makes the 1st free throw | 36-70 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Glen Breaux makes the 2nd free throw | 37-70 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield is hacked by Glen Breaux - foul #2 on Glen Breaux, team foul #4 | 37-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Arthur Ward (C) Phillip Cabana, Michael Horne | |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Manuel Ragland is called for the reach on Ruben Cooper - foul #2 on Manuel Ragland, team foul #5 | 37-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer (PG) Andre Gallo | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey (SG), Arthur Ducan (PF) Ruben Cooper, David Chandler | |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward is hacked by Glen Breaux - foul #3 on Glen Breaux, team foul #6 | 37-70 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Trevor Stone | 37-73 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland is called for traveling | 37-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andre Gallo (PG), Logan Simmons (C) Manuel Ragland, Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Roy Wininger - foul #2 on Roy Wininger, team foul #7 | 37-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 1st free throw | 37-74 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-75 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo buries a jump hook near the basket | 39-75 |
| 04:30 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-75 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Allen Symonds can't tip it in | 39-75 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward can't tip it in | 39-75 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Roy Wininger | 39-75 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Andre Gallo's pass is intercepted by Allen Symonds | 39-75 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone slams it home on a great pass from Allen Symonds | 39-77 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Trevor Stone steals it from Andre Gallo | 39-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Logan Simmons - foul #1 on Logan Simmons, team foul #8 | 39-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland (SG), Arthur Pugh (PF) Glen Breaux, Roy Wininger | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper (PG), Phillip Cabana (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), David Chandler (PF) Trevor Stone, Leonard Silvey, Allen Symonds, Arthur Ducan | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward makes the 1st free throw | 39-78 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 39-78 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Logan Simmons gets the rebound | 39-78 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Andre Gallo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Ragland (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Earnest Shafer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Arthur Pugh (fresh) 2 reb. C - Logan Simmons (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Ruben Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phillip Cabana (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Arthur Ward (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh lays it up and in | 41-78 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Fred Hatfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-78 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Ward | 41-78 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | David Chandler is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pugh - foul #1 on Arthur Pugh, team foul #9 | 41-78 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Horne (C) Arthur Ward | |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | David Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 41-79 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | David Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 41-79 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh gets the rebound | 41-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-79 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Earnest Shafer | 41-79 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 41-79 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Phillip Cabana pulls down the rebound | 41-79 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | David Chandler's layup is rejected by Logan Simmons | 41-79 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh grabs the board | 41-79 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer's pass is intercepted by Phillip Cabana | 41-79 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | Ruben Cooper can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-79 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Arthur Pugh snags the defensive board | 41-79 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Horne - foul #2 on Michael Horne, team foul #7 | 41-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Wininger (PF) Arthur Pugh | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone (PG), Leonard Silvey (SG), Allen Symonds (SF), Arthur Ducan (PF), Arthur Ward (C) Ruben Cooper, Phillip Cabana, Fred Hatfield, David Chandler, Michael Horne | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 42-79 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Manuel Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-79 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Arthur Ducan is called for traveling | 43-79 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Trevor Stone picks off the pass by Earnest Shafer | 43-79 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | Leonard Silvey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Stone | 43-82 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Silvey - foul #4 on Leonard Silvey, team foul #8 | 43-82 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer misses the 1st free throw | 43-82 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-82 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Allen Symonds | 44-84 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Earnest Shafer scores on a floater from the free throw line | 46-84 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Trevor Stone runs out the clock | 46-84 |