| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morris Wayne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Villalobos (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) C - Sam Simon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | George Villalobos inbounds the ball | 42-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg loses the dribble to Luis Howton | 42-34 |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Luis Howton | 44-34 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall lays it in | 44-36 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Luis Howton | 47-36 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Sam Simon loses the dribble to Morris Wayne | 47-36 |
| 18:45 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson misses short on a floater in the lane | 47-36 |
| 18:44 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg snags the defensive board | 47-36 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia | Sam Simon makes the floater from the left side | 47-38 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne is hacked by Sam Simon - foul #2 on Sam Simon, team foul #1 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Lawrence Wood (SF), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Luis Howton, Richard Woodward, Morris Wayne, Bennie Benton, Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | George Villalobos snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #2 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG) Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Jerry Wagar (PF) Leroy Twigg, Daniel Marshall | |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Sean Patterson takes the ball from Luis Howton in the backcourt | 47-38 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | George Villalobos hits the follow up shot | 47-40 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood is fouled on the floor by Sean Patterson - foul #2 on Sean Patterson, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Barry Simpson (C) Luis Howton, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stewart Scott (SF) George Villalobos | |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Stewart Scott takes the ball from William Taylor | 47-40 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott is whistled for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG) Anthony Poch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), Joshua Hanson (C) Sean Patterson, Sam Simon | |
| 16:44 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Lawrence Wood is blocked by Joshua Hanson | 47-40 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott buries a floater from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Taylor | 49-42 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott loses the ball out of bounds | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Morris Wayne (SF), Bennie Benton (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Luis Howton, Lawrence Wood, William Taylor, Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG), Sean Patterson (SG), George Villalobos (SF), Daniel Marshall (PF), Sam Simon (C) Gary Merritt, Andrew Massey, Stewart Scott, Jerry Wagar, Joshua Hanson | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Poch (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Woodward (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morris Wayne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Villalobos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sam Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:47 | Cincinnati | Daniel Marshall is called for the reach on Richard Woodward - foul #4 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Taylor (PF) Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (PF) Daniel Marshall | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne's pass is intercepted by George Villalobos | 49-42 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | George Villalobos lays it up and in | 49-44 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Sean Patterson - foul #3 on Sean Patterson, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Bennie Benton (PF), Barry Simpson (C) Anthony Poch, Morris Wayne, William Taylor, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 3rd free throw | 51-44 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bennie Benton - foul #2 on Bennie Benton, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), Morris Wayne (SF) Richard Woodward, Lawrence Wood | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar (PF) James Greggs | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson hits the finger roll against a doubleteam set up by Bennie Benton and the foul's on Sam Simon - foul #3 on Sam Simon, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Lawrence Wood (SF) Anthony Poch, Morris Wayne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Stewart Scott (SF) Leroy Twigg, George Villalobos | |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson misses the free throw | 53-46 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Wagar | 53-46 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence Wood - foul #1 on Lawrence Wood, team foul #2 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd (C) Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gary Merritt - foul #1 on Gary Merritt, team foul #7 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne (SF), William Taylor (PF) Lawrence Wood, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG) Sean Patterson | |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jerry Wagar | 55-49 |
| 13:59 | Cincinnati | William Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott connects on the jump hook near the basket | 55-51 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | William Taylor misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Wagar - foul #1 on Jerry Wagar, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Barry Simpson (C) Richard Woodward, Morris Wayne, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) Jerry Wagar, Sam Simon | |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence Wood takes the ball from Andrew Massey | 57-51 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood misses the easy layup | 57-51 |
| 13:20 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Luis Howton | 57-51 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Luis Howton | 59-51 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Wood - foul #2 on Lawrence Wood, team foul #3 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Terrell Jones (PG), Richard Woodward (SG), Morris Wayne (SF), Bennie Benton (PF) Luis Howton, Anthony Poch, Lawrence Wood, William Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG), Sean Patterson (SG), George Villalobos (SF) Gary Merritt, Andrew Massey, Stewart Scott | |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Hanson | 59-54 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joshua Hanson - foul #1 on Joshua Hanson, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Lawrence Wood (SF) Terrell Jones, Morris Wayne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sam Simon (C) Joshua Hanson | |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | James Greggs hits a jumper near the basket | 61-56 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | James Greggs pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Simpson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Patterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Villalobos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Greggs (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sam Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | James Greggs grabs the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from George Villalobos | 61-59 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-59 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Twigg is blocked by Luis Howton | 64-59 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward loses the dribble to Sam Simon | 64-59 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Barry Simpson takes the ball from Leroy Twigg | 64-59 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-59 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward lays it in on a great pass from Lawrence Wood | 66-59 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-59 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | James Greggs blocks the jumper by Richard Woodward | 66-59 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | James Greggs snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | James Greggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), Morris Wayne (SF), William Taylor (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Luis Howton, Richard Woodward, Lawrence Wood, Bennie Benton, Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (SF), Jerry Wagar (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) Leroy Twigg, Sean Patterson, George Villalobos, James Greggs, Sam Simon | |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne is hacked by Jerry Wagar - foul #2 on Jerry Wagar, team foul #10 | 66-59 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne misses the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey makes the driving attempt from close range | 67-61 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Joshua Hanson picks off the pass by Anthony Poch | 67-61 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar misses the jump hook from the baseline | 67-61 |
| 08:37 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | William Taylor buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Poch | 69-61 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Kidd - foul #3 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #4 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG) Terrell Jones | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Morris Wayne | 69-62 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | William Taylor is hacked by Gary Merritt - foul #2 on Gary Merritt, team foul #11 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall (PF) Jerry Wagar | |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 07:59 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Anthony Poch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Morris Wayne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Kidd (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stewart Scott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Daniel Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Joshua Hanson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Daniel Marshall buries a jumper from the left block set up by Joshua Hanson | 71-64 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | William Taylor can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Marshall - foul #5 on Daniel Marshall, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Patterson (SG), Jerry Wagar (PF), Sam Simon (C) Andrew Massey, Daniel Marshall, Joshua Hanson | |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 07:23 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Kidd - foul #4 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #5 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Bennie Benton (PF) Richard Woodward, William Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Villalobos (SF) Stewart Scott | |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jerry Wagar - foul #3 on Jerry Wagar, team foul #13 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG) Anthony Poch | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG) Gary Merritt | |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar lays it in | 75-68 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jerry Wagar | 75-68 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-68 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kidd grabs the board | 75-68 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton is hacked by Sean Patterson - foul #4 on Sean Patterson, team foul #14 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), William Taylor (PF), Barry Simpson (C) Richard Woodward, Bennie Benton, Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (SF), James Greggs (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) Leroy Twigg, George Villalobos, Jerry Wagar, Sam Simon | |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson grabs the defensive rebound | 76-68 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Luis Howton - foul #1 on Luis Howton, team foul #6 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG) Luis Howton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG) Andrew Massey | |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 05:21 | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 76-70 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 76-70 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Sean Patterson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 76-70 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Poch | 79-70 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Anthony Poch - foul #2 on Anthony Poch, team foul #7 | 79-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Lawrence Wood (SF), Bennie Benton (PF), Thomas Kidd (C) Anthony Poch, Morris Wayne, William Taylor, Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), George Villalobos (SF), Jerry Wagar (PF), Sam Simon (C) Sean Patterson, Stewart Scott, James Greggs, Joshua Hanson | |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 03:52 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Woodward | 81-72 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Luis Howton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Woodward (tiring) 22 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennie Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Kidd (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Villalobos (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Wagar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sam Simon (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Sam Simon can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 81-72 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt snags the offensive board | 81-72 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Sam Simon clanks a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Kidd - foul #5 on Thomas Kidd, team foul #8 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Simpson (C) Thomas Kidd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG) Gary Merritt | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Sam Simon makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Sam Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 81-74 |
| 03:06 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Bennie Benton | 83-74 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Sam Simon drills a turnaround in the paint | 83-76 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Andrew Massey steals it from Barry Simpson | 83-76 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey misses the dunk | 83-76 |
| 02:32 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Barry Simpson is blocked by Jerry Wagar | 83-76 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (SG), Morris Wayne (SF), William Taylor (PF) Richard Woodward, Lawrence Wood, Bennie Benton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Sean Patterson (SG) Andrew Massey | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-76 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | William Taylor pulls down the rebound | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | William Taylor is hacked by Leroy Twigg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leroy Twigg, team foul #15 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward (SG), Lawrence Wood (SF) Anthony Poch, Morris Wayne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | William Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 85-78 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is hacked by Sean Patterson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sean Patterson, team foul #16 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton (PF) William Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG) Sean Patterson | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward grabs the offensive board | 85-78 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is hacked by Sam Simon - foul #4 on Sam Simon, team foul #17 | 85-78 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Morris Wayne (SF) Lawrence Wood | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey loses the dribble to Morris Wayne | 87-78 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Twigg - foul #3 on Leroy Twigg, team foul #18 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood (SF) Morris Wayne | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 01:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Leroy Twigg | 89-80 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is hacked by Andrew Massey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Massey, team foul #19 | 89-80 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Luis Howton is called for the reach on Leroy Twigg - foul #2 on Luis Howton, team foul #9 | 91-80 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Poch (PG), Terrell Jones (SG), William Taylor (PF), Ray Niewieroski (C) Luis Howton, Richard Woodward, Bennie Benton, Barry Simpson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stewart Scott (SF), Joshua Hanson (C) George Villalobos, Sam Simon | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg makes the 1st free throw | 91-81 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg makes the 2nd free throw | 91-82 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood is fouled in the backcourt by Leroy Twigg - foul #4 on Leroy Twigg, team foul #20 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Luis Howton (PG), Richard Woodward (SG), Bennie Benton (PF), Barry Simpson (C) Anthony Poch, Terrell Jones, William Taylor, Ray Niewieroski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Villalobos (SF), Sam Simon (C) Stewart Scott, Joshua Hanson | |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 1st free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Sam Simon pulls down the rebound | 92-82 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Sam Simon dunks the ball on a great pass from Andrew Massey | 92-84 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Massey - foul #3 on Andrew Massey, team foul #21 | 92-84 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:45 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 94-84 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar tips it back up and in | 94-86 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood is hacked by Andrew Massey in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Massey, team foul #22 | 94-86 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood makes the 1st free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 95-86 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Jerry Wagar grabs the board | 95-86 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 95-86 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 95-86 |
| 00:26 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward snags the defensive board | 95-86 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Andrew Massey is called for the reach on Richard Woodward in the backcourt - foul #5 on Andrew Massey, team foul #23 | 95-86 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG) Andrew Massey | |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 96-86 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | Richard Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 97-86 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Bennie Benton denies the turnaround by Jerry Wagar | 97-86 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Bennie Benton grabs the board | 97-86 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Luis Howton runs out the clock | 97-86 |