| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lou Mercurio (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Bennie Wolf (fresh) 4 reb. C - Matthew Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover inbounds the ball | 31-16 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-16 |
| 19:31 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Bennie Wolf | 34-19 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Jerry King is fouled on the floor by Matthew Carr - foul #3 on Matthew Carr, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer (C) Matthew Carr | |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-19 |
| 19:04 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf grabs the board | 34-19 |
| 19:00 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson makes the wide open jumper in the paint on a great pass from Larry Gadsden out of a doubleteam | 34-21 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 18:36 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf is hacked by Harvey Manson - foul #1 on Harvey Manson, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| 18:06 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 34-21 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Jerry King misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-21 |
| 17:48 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 17:42 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-21 |
| 17:40 | Virginia Tech | Bennie Wolf hits the follow up shot | 34-23 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson double dribbles | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams (SF) Donald Glover | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (SG), William Gordon (C) Lou Mercurio, Charles Johnson | |
| 17:08 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon is fouled on the floor by Harvey Manson - foul #2 on Harvey Manson, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SG), Brandon Gallop (C) Patrick Winbush, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon (C) Bennie Wolf | |
| 16:57 | Virginia Tech | Raymond Williams is called for the reach on William Gordon - foul #1 on Raymond Williams, team foul #3 | 34-23 |
| 16:47 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | James Puls snags the defensive board | 34-23 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 34-23 |
| 16:26 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Zipperer | 34-26 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | James Puls comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-26 |
| 16:04 | Cincinnati | Jerry King tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 16:02 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Kuykendall (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) PF - Jerry King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Pizano (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Zipperer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dan Damon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jerry King - foul #3 on Jerry King, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (PG), Douglas Melchor (SG), Joseph Parker (PF), Harvey Manson (C) James Puls, Robert Kuykendall, Jerry King, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio (SG), Bennie Wolf (PF), Matthew Carr (C) Delbert Pizano, Anthony Zipperer, Dan Damon | |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 15:41 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson (SF) William Gordon | |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Donald Glover steals it from Matthew Carr | 34-28 |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Glover and he's hacked by Bennie Wolf - foul #1 on Bennie Wolf, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (PG) Larry Gadsden | |
| 15:07 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 14:43 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Matthew Carr, team foul #3 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF) Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Gordon (C) Matthew Carr | |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Melchor | 40-28 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson clanks a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Parker - foul #4 on Joseph Parker, team foul #5 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Brandon Gallop (PF) Robert Kuykendall, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG) Delbert Pizano | |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:10 | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson tips it back up and in | 42-29 |
| 13:45 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Larry Gadsden, team foul #4 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall (SF), Jerry King (PF) Donald Glover, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (SG), Anthony Zipperer (C) Lou Mercurio, William Gordon | |
| 13:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 13:11 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer can't throw it down | 44-29 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry King | 44-29 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-29 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry King | 44-29 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor travels with the ball | 44-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Raymond Williams (SF) Douglas Melchor, Robert Kuykendall | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Gordon (PF), Dan Damon (C) Charles Johnson, Bennie Wolf | |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jerry King - foul #4 on Jerry King, team foul #6 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Glover (SF), Harvey Manson (C) Raymond Williams, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Salvador Hernandez (SF) Anthony Zipperer | |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 12:26 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson is fouled on the floor by William Gordon - foul #2 on William Gordon, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio (SG) Delbert Pizano | |
| 11:55 | Cincinnati | James Puls is hacked by Larry Gadsden - foul #3 on Larry Gadsden, team foul #6 | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Puls (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Donald Glover (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lou Mercurio (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) PF - William Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dan Damon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson tips it but misses | 44-31 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | James Puls tips it in | 46-31 |
| 11:15 | Virginia Tech | Salvador Hernandez misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Harvey Manson | 46-31 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | James Puls knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Patrick Winbush | 48-31 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:41 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden's pass is intercepted by Brandon Gallop | 48-31 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Dan Damon blocks the jumper by Harvey Manson | 48-31 |
| 10:10 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop snags the offensive board | 48-31 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | James Puls misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 09:55 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Salvador Hernandez misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Donald Glover - foul #1 on Donald Glover, team foul #7 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF) Patrick Winbush, Donald Glover | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (PG), Mauricio Gallo (SG), Bennie Wolf (PF), Anthony Zipperer (C) Larry Gadsden, Lou Mercurio, William Gordon, Dan Damon | |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Salvador Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 09:43 | Virginia Tech | Salvador Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams is fouled on the floor by Salvador Hernandez - foul #1 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #7 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Charles Johnson (SF) Salvador Hernandez | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:14 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer scores on a shot from the left block set up by Delbert Pizano | 50-35 |
| 09:06 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Melchor | 52-35 |
| 08:51 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-35 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop is fouled on the floor by Bennie Wolf - foul #2 on Bennie Wolf, team foul #8 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG) James Puls | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden (PG) Mauricio Gallo | |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 08:30 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-35 |
| 08:16 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano jams it on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 52-37 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry King (PF), Joseph Parker (C) Brandon Gallop, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr (C) Anthony Zipperer | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry King (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Larry Gadsden (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Delbert Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bennie Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Matthew Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Virginia Tech | Matthew Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker knocks in the jump hook from the left block and he's hacked by Matthew Carr - foul #5 on Matthew Carr, team foul #9 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio (SG), Anthony Zipperer (C) Delbert Pizano, Matthew Carr | |
| 07:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| 07:05 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Jerry King tips it in | 57-40 |
| 06:42 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Jerry King snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Jerry King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Robert Kuykendall (SG), Donald Glover (SF) Douglas Melchor, Patrick Winbush, Raymond Williams | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Gordon (PF), Dan Damon (C) Charles Johnson, Bennie Wolf | |
| 06:26 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Gadsden | 57-43 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Kuykendall's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Damon | 57-43 |
| 06:08 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 06:01 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer's pass is intercepted by Donald Glover | 57-43 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | James Puls can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 57-43 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker tips it home | 59-43 |
| 05:25 | Virginia Tech | Larry Gadsden's pass is intercepted by Joseph Parker | 59-43 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover misses the 3 from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 05:09 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:04 | Virginia Tech | Lou Mercurio misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Donald Glover gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Jerry King buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Glover and he's hacked by Lou Mercurio - foul #2 on Lou Mercurio, team foul #10 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Douglas Melchor (SG), Raymond Williams (SF), Harvey Manson (C) James Puls, Robert Kuykendall, Joseph Parker | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano (PG), Mauricio Gallo (SG), Salvador Hernandez (SF) Larry Gadsden, Lou Mercurio, Anthony Zipperer | |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Jerry King makes the free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Melchor - foul #4 on Douglas Melchor, team foul #8 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Brandon Gallop (PF) Donald Glover, Jerry King | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo misses the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 04:30 | Virginia Tech | Mauricio Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Melchor and the foul's on Salvador Hernandez - foul #2 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #11 | 64-44 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Raymond Williams misses the free throw | 64-44 |
| 04:15 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 04:04 | Virginia Tech | A charge is called on Salvador Hernandez - foul #3 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #12 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer (C) William Gordon | |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Harvey Manson clanks a jump hook from close range | 64-44 |
| 03:43 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano gets the rebound | 64-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Douglas Melchor (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Winbush (fresh) SF - Raymond Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Gallop (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Harvey Manson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Delbert Pizano (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mauricio Gallo (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Salvador Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dan Damon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Anthony Zipperer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Harvey Manson is called for the reach on Dan Damon - foul #3 on Harvey Manson, team foul #9 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Puls (PG), Joseph Parker (PF) Patrick Winbush, Brandon Gallop | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 03:38 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon makes the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Melchor | 66-46 |
| 03:04 | Virginia Tech | Salvador Hernandez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-46 |
| 03:03 | Virginia Tech | Dan Damon hits the follow up shot | 66-48 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Salvador Hernandez - foul #4 on Salvador Hernandez, team foul #13 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Patrick Winbush (SG), Donald Glover (SF), Brandon Gallop (C) Douglas Melchor, Raymond Williams, Harvey Manson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Gordon (PF) Dan Damon | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the 1st free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:16 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 68-51 |
| 01:49 | Cincinnati | Joseph Parker makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Patrick Winbush | 70-51 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-51 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Brandon Gallop grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | James Puls drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Winbush | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Virginia Tech | Anthony Zipperer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 73-51 |
| 00:53 | Cincinnati | James Puls grabs the board | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | William Gordon denies the turnaround by Joseph Parker | 73-51 |
| 00:23 | Virginia Tech | William Gordon snags the defensive board | 73-51 |
| 00:18 | Virginia Tech | Delbert Pizano scores on a shot from the free throw line | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | James Puls runs out the clock | 73-53 |