| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Richie (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho inbounds the ball | 37-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Thomas Comacho steps in front of the Thomas Simmons pass | 40-35 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:39 | Cincinnati | Joshua York gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford travels with the ball | 40-35 |
| 17:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund drills a shot from the free throw line | 40-37 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cyril Little (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Robert Wicklund, Joshua York | |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie is hacked by Christopher Gilroy - foul #3 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Quincy Otte (PF), William Goff (C) Jerald Louis, Christopher Gilroy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-37 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Byron Harrison | 40-37 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | William Goff pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Morgan | 43-37 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Cyril Little | 43-39 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte misses the dunk but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #3 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (PG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Christopher Gilroy (C) Hollis Sanford, Mark Morgan, Michael Collier, William Goff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Joshua York (PF) Byron Harrison, Thomas Simmons, Thomas Richie | |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 15:49 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Quincy Otte (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Cyril Little (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua York (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Wicklund | 45-41 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Thomas Beam takes the ball from Quincy Otte | 45-41 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam banks in the layup | 45-43 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Comacho and he's hacked by Robert Wicklund - foul #2 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Morgan (SG) Quincy Otte | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey misses the free throw | 47-43 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little is hacked by Thomas Comacho - foul #1 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #2 | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG) Anthony Caffey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Thomas Richie (C) Cyril Little, Dikembe Banda | |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jerald Louis - foul #2 on Jerald Louis, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam is hacked by Thomas Comacho - foul #2 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF), William Goff (PF) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG) Thomas Beam | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie drills a floater from the right block | 47-46 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy hits a jump hook from the baseline | 49-46 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 49-48 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy misses the jumper near the basket | 49-48 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Joshua York | 49-50 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | William Goff comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy tips it home | 51-50 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by William Goff - foul #2 on William Goff, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (PG), James Howard (SG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Hollis Sanford, Mark Morgan, Michael Collier, William Goff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Cyril Little (SF), Dikembe Banda (PF) Byron Harrison, Robert Wicklund, Joshua York | |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Howard (fresh) SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 16 pts. 4 stl. SG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Richie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Richie is called for the reach on Christopher Gilroy - foul #2 on Thomas Richie, team foul #3 | 51-52 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on Thomas Richie - foul #3 on Thomas Richie, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy misses the free throw | 53-52 |
| 11:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dikembe Banda | 53-52 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Gilroy - foul #4 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Goff (C) Christopher Gilroy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Simmons steps in front of the James Howard pass | 53-54 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam jams it set up by Thomas Simmons | 53-56 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Dikembe Banda - foul #4 on Dikembe Banda, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Mark Morgan (SG) Anthony Caffey, James Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Joshua York (PF) Thomas Simmons, Dikembe Banda | |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Byron Harrison and he's hacked by Jerald Louis - foul #3 on Jerald Louis, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 09:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie banks in the layup set up by Thomas Beam | 55-61 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF), Quincy Otte (PF) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF) Cyril Little | |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses short on a floater near the basket | 55-61 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Joshua York pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Thomas Richie is blocked by Quincy Otte | 55-61 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte gets the rebound | 55-61 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Thomas Beam steps in front of the Quincy Otte pass | 55-61 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Beam | 55-63 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | William Goff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-63 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie grabs the defensive rebound | 55-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quincy Otte (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Goff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Byron Harrison (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua York (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Richie (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-63 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Quincy Otte gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Morgan | 58-63 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Byron Harrison | 58-66 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | William Goff's pass is intercepted by Joshua York | 58-66 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | William Goff grabs the defensive rebound | 58-66 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Christopher Gilroy (C) Michael Collier, Quincy Otte, William Goff | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (SG), Dikembe Banda (C) Thomas Beam, Thomas Richie | |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 58-66 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Joshua York grabs the board | 58-66 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Comacho picks off the pass by Byron Harrison | 58-66 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the shot from the left side on a great pass from Hollis Sanford | 60-66 |
| 04:46 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wicklund | 60-66 |
| 04:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #6 | 60-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG) Hollis Sanford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Cyril Little (SF) Byron Harrison, Robert Wicklund | |
| 04:14 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-66 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 60-66 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Cyril Little double dribbles | 60-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie (C) Joshua York | |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Thomas Comacho | 62-66 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Anthony Caffey is called for the reach on Thomas Simmons - foul #2 on Anthony Caffey, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't connect on a floater from the right block | 62-68 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't tip it in | 62-68 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Gilroy (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Beam (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cyril Little (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Dikembe Banda (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Richie (tiring) 16 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons buries a 3 from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Thomas Comacho (SF) Anthony Caffey, Michael Collier | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF) Thomas Beam, Cyril Little | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy tips it back up and in | 64-71 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-71 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy gets the rebound | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Hollis Sanford | 66-71 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Gilroy - foul #5 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #9 | 66-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Goff (C) Christopher Gilroy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua York (PF) Dikembe Banda | |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 66-72 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Byron Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-73 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | William Goff gets the offensive rebound | 66-73 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | William Goff misses the lay-in | 66-73 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie snags the defensive board | 66-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie is hacked by Hollis Sanford in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #10 | 66-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam (PG), Cyril Little (SF) Byron Harrison, Robert Wicklund | |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Joshua York pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York is hacked by Hollis Sanford - foul #3 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Joshua York misses the 2nd free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie grabs the offensive board | 66-75 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie is hacked by Hollis Sanford - foul #4 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #12 | 66-75 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 1st free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Richie makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | William Goff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (PG), James Howard (SG), Michael Collier (SF), Quincy Otte (PF) Hollis Sanford, Mark Morgan, Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Banda (PF) Joshua York | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Beam | 66-79 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Thomas Beam steps in front of the William Goff pass | 66-79 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Beam runs out the clock | 66-79 |