| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Russell (fresh) SG - Charles Acuff (fresh) SF - Robert Germain (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Craig Lee (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) SG - Dima Zeiger (fresh) SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Lee | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Mack | 3-3 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Charles Acuff | 5-3 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Dima Zeiger | 5-5 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell misses short on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Mack - foul #1 on Robert Mack, team foul #1 | 5-5 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the board | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Dima Zeiger, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Malawa Afshari - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Dima Zeiger, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, Malawa Afshari | |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 17:45 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-8 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb buries a jumper from the baseline | 7-10 |
| 16:29 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Charles Russell | 9-10 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney buries a jumper from the left block | 9-12 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow's pass is intercepted by Mark Dunford | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Russell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Acuff (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Germain (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fairly fresh) C - Craig Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Dunford (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Gerald Loeb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Varney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney tips it home | 9-14 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Kurt Varney - foul #1 on Kurt Varney, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion (PG), Todd Birdsong (SG), Donald Kerber (SF), Charles Andrews (PF) Charles Russell, Charles Acuff, Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Jessup (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), George Mathews (C) Kyle Yonakor, Mark Dunford, Gerald Loeb, Kurt Varney | |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | George Mathews grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Donald Kerber steps in front of the Keith Jessup pass | 9-14 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion is hacked by Keith Jessup in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Jessup, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Summers (C) Craig Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Stanford Anderson (PF) Dima Zeiger, Troy Travis | |
| 14:39 | Cincinnati | Rudolf Mason is called for the reach on Robert Asuncion - foul #1 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #6 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (PF) Stanford Anderson | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-14 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Troy Travis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Stanford Anderson (PF) Robert Mack, Rudolf Mason, Troy Travis | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion buries a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by Kyle Yonakor - foul #1 on Kyle Yonakor, team foul #7 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Mark Dunford, Stanford Anderson, George Mathews | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion makes the free throw | 15-14 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup drills a fadeaway near the basket | 15-16 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber is fouled on the floor by Dima Zeiger - foul #2 on Dima Zeiger, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Russell (PG), Charles Acuff (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF), Craig Lee (C) Robert Asuncion, Todd Birdsong, Charles Andrews, James Summers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Dima Zeiger, Rudolf Mason, Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:00 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Troy Travis loses the ball out of bounds | 17-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SF) Donald Kerber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), George Mathews (C) Mark Dunford, Kurt Varney | |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell scores on a floater from the right block set up by Charles Acuff | 19-16 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson buries a floater from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Troy Travis snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Russell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Acuff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Germain (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Craig Lee (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Kyle Yonakor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Jessup (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Mathews (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Russell - foul #1 on Charles Russell, team foul #1 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Keith Jessup, Troy Travis, Stanford Anderson, George Mathews | |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff clanks a jumper from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kurt Varney | 19-20 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-20 |
| 10:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Craig Lee | 19-20 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee can't finish the layup | 19-20 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford misses the easy layup | 19-20 |
| 10:06 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Germain | 21-20 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney is hacked by Craig Lee - foul #1 on Craig Lee, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion (PG), Todd Birdsong (SG), Donald Kerber (SF), Charles Andrews (PF), James Summers (C) Charles Russell, Charles Acuff, Robert Germain, Travis Brumbelow, Craig Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Keith Jessup (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Mark Dunford, Rudolf Mason, Gerald Loeb, Kurt Varney | |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Charles Andrews denies the turnaround by Robert Mack | 21-20 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Troy Travis grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 21-20 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Keith Jessup - foul #2 on Keith Jessup, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF) Keith Jessup, Troy Travis, Stanford Anderson | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong misses the 3rd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford is fouled on the floor by Donald Kerber - foul #1 on Donald Kerber, team foul #3 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (PF) Gerald Loeb | |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Robert Mack comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 08:17 | Cincinnati | Charles Andrews grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Andrews can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-20 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Troy Travis gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff (SG), Robert Germain (SF) Todd Birdsong, James Summers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb (PF) Troy Travis | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Rudolf Mason is called for the reach on Charles Andrews - foul #2 on Rudolf Mason, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Craig Lee (C) Donald Kerber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Mark Dunford, Rudolf Mason, Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Andrews makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Charles Andrews makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Troy Travis blows the dunk but he's hacked by Craig Lee - foul #2 on Craig Lee, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Russell (PG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Robert Asuncion, Craig Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dunford (SG), Gerald Loeb (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Dima Zeiger, Stanford Anderson, Kurt Varney | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Troy Travis makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Troy Travis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Acuff (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Germain (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) C - Charles Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Dunford (fresh) SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Loeb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Gerald Loeb steps in front of the Travis Brumbelow pass | 25-22 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Acuff - foul #1 on Charles Acuff, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stanford Anderson (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Andrews | 27-23 |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Troy Travis misses long on a jumper from the left side | 27-23 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Charles Acuff and he's fouled by Troy Travis - foul #1 on Troy Travis, team foul #11 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong (SG) Charles Acuff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Dima Zeiger (SG), Gerald Loeb (PF), George Mathews (C) Robert Mack, Mark Dunford, Stanford Anderson, Kurt Varney | |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the free throw | 30-23 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 30-23 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Charles Russell pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Troy Travis - foul #2 on Troy Travis, team foul #12 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion (PG), Donald Kerber (SF), James Summers (C) Charles Russell, Robert Germain, Charles Andrews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb, George Mathews | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | James Summers swats the shot by Dima Zeiger | 32-23 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Todd Birdsong, team foul #6 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff (SG) Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Keith Jessup (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Robert Mack, Dima Zeiger, Rudolf Mason, Stanford Anderson, Malawa Afshari | |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Andrews (PF) Todd Birdsong | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Mathews (C) Kurt Varney | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber is fouled on the floor by Kyle Yonakor - foul #2 on Kyle Yonakor, team foul #13 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Russell (PG), Craig Lee (C) Robert Asuncion, James Summers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Kyle Yonakor, Mark Dunford, Gerald Loeb, George Mathews | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Malawa Afshari | 33-25 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Keith Jessup misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Andrews | 33-25 |
| 03:08 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Andrews | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Russell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Acuff (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Kerber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Keith Jessup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dima Zeiger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolf Mason (fresh) PF - Stanford Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason is hacked by Donald Kerber - foul #2 on Donald Kerber, team foul #7 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong (SG), Robert Germain (SF), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Charles Acuff, Donald Kerber, Charles Andrews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Kurt Varney (C) Stanford Anderson, Malawa Afshari | |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee tips it in | 38-27 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Dima Zeiger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Craig Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 02:17 | Cincinnati | Todd Birdsong clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is fouled on the floor by Dima Zeiger - foul #3 on Dima Zeiger, team foul #14 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Asuncion (PG), Charles Acuff (SG) Charles Russell, Todd Birdsong | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kyle Yonakor (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Gerald Loeb (PF), George Mathews (C) Robert Mack, Dima Zeiger, Rudolf Mason, Keith Jessup, Kurt Varney | |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Germain - foul #1 on Robert Germain, team foul #8 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Keith Jessup (SG), Malawa Afshari (C) Mark Dunford, George Mathews | |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb makes the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Gerald Loeb's pass is intercepted by Travis Brumbelow | 42-29 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Charles Acuff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Andrews (PF) Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Mark Dunford (SG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Stanford Anderson (PF), Kurt Varney (C) Kyle Yonakor, Keith Jessup, Troy Travis, Gerald Loeb, Malawa Afshari | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford is hacked by Charles Andrews - foul #1 on Charles Andrews, team foul #9 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Russell (PG), Donald Kerber (C) Robert Asuncion, Craig Lee | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Troy Travis (PF), George Mathews (C) Stanford Anderson, Kurt Varney | |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Mark Dunford makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Donald Kerber buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Russell | 44-31 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Charles Andrews swats the short shot by Rudolf Mason | 44-31 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Robert Mack grabs the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 44-31 |