| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Moynihan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Phillip Erwin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lamar Simon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Grady Lieber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Vanauken (fresh) SF - Johnny Blair (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Aycock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Paul Weiss (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-36 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 25-36 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan snags the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by John Aycock - foul #3 on John Aycock, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Joshua Moynihan - foul #1 on Joshua Moynihan, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 29-37 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss lays it up and in set up by William Vanauken | 29-39 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | John Aycock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Villalobos (PF) Lamar Simon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, John Aycock, Paul Weiss | |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-39 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber snags the offensive board | 29-39 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber misses badly on a floater from the left block | 29-39 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | John Villalobos misses the tip | 29-39 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | John Villalobos hits the follow up shot | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Moynihan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Phillip Erwin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Grady Lieber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Vince Young steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Weiss (C) Ernest Linthicum | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Otha Orlinski - foul #1 on Otha Orlinski, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon (PF) John Villalobos | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Vanauken (SG), Johnny Blair (SF), John Aycock (PF) Vince Young, Vernon Johnson, Otha Orlinski, Joseph Laroche | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | John Aycock grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair can't connect on a runner near the basket | 32-39 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss tips it in | 32-41 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles misses short on a shot from the left side | 32-41 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss tips it but misses | 32-41 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss tips it home | 32-43 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Buckles is called for the reach on Joshua Moynihan - foul #3 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Donald (C) Grady Lieber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum (C) Paul Weiss | |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joshua Moynihan and he's hacked by William Vanauken - foul #2 on William Vanauken, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall (SF), John Villalobos (PF) Phillip Erwin, Lamar Simon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Buckles | 35-45 |
| 12:26 | Cincinnati | John Villalobos can't throw it down | 35-45 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-45 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | John Aycock steals it from Michael Stewart | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Moynihan (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) PF - John Villalobos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Donald (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Vanauken (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Johnny Blair (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Aycock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald grabs the board | 35-45 |
| 11:11 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart misses the fadeaway from the right side | 35-45 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-47 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Vanauken - foul #3 on William Vanauken, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (PG), Christopher Bramblett (SG), Lamar Simon (PF), Grady Lieber (C) Joshua Moynihan, Michael Stewart, John Villalobos, Richard Donald | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Paul Weiss (C) Jeffrey Buckles, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, John Aycock, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall misses the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-47 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Vince Young hits a floater from close range | 36-49 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Christopher Bramblett loses the ball out of bounds | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin (SF) Perry Stovall | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Lamar Simon drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Carl Jensen | 38-52 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Vince Young connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 38-54 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joseph Laroche - foul #2 on Joseph Laroche, team foul #6 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan (PG), Michael Stewart (SG) Carl Jensen, Christopher Bramblett | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber misses the free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Weiss | 40-54 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss blows the wide open dunk | 40-54 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Vernon Johnson is called for the reach on Joshua Moynihan - foul #1 on Vernon Johnson, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Vanauken (SG), Johnny Blair (SF) Vince Young, Vernon Johnson, Otha Orlinski | |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-54 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche gets the offensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair misses the easy open layup | 42-54 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Moynihan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Phillip Erwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lamar Simon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Grady Lieber (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Vanauken (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnny Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Weiss (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Cincinnati | Grady Lieber misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Joshua Moynihan takes the ball from Paul Weiss | 42-54 |
| 06:44 | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-54 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche is hacked by Grady Lieber - foul #2 on Grady Lieber, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen (PG), John Villalobos (PF), Richard Donald (C) Joshua Moynihan, Lamar Simon, Grady Lieber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), John Aycock (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, Joseph Laroche, Paul Weiss | |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair buries a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Carl Jensen - foul #1 on Carl Jensen, team foul #3 | 42-56 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Carl Jensen scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Donald | 45-57 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-57 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Carl Jensen | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Carl Jensen | 47-57 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald snags the defensive board | 47-57 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald clanks a jumper in the paint | 47-57 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Johnny Blair makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald is fouled on the floor by Ernest Linthicum - foul #1 on Ernest Linthicum, team foul #8 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Moynihan (PG), Christopher Bramblett (SG), Perry Stovall (SF), Lamar Simon (PF) Carl Jensen, Michael Stewart, Phillip Erwin, John Villalobos | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Otha Orlinski (SF), Paul Weiss (C) Vince Young, William Vanauken, Johnny Blair, Ernest Linthicum | |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald misses the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Otha Orlinski | 47-60 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-60 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Johnson | 47-60 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson scores on a shot from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Buckles - foul #4 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche (PF) John Aycock | |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:49 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald misses the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Weiss | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-62 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Perry Stovall grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Moynihan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Bramblett (fresh) SF - Perry Stovall (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamar Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Donald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otha Orlinski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) 4 reb. C - Paul Weiss (fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Donald is whistled for a carry | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart (SG), Phillip Erwin (SF), Grady Lieber (C) Christopher Bramblett, Perry Stovall, Richard Donald | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss drills a jump hook from close range set up by Vernon Johnson | 48-64 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Paul Weiss swats the dunk try by Lamar Simon | 48-64 |
| 02:28 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Lamar Simon | 48-64 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Otha Orlinski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses the tip | 48-64 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lamar Simon | 48-64 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vernon Johnson - foul #2 on Vernon Johnson, team foul #10 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Vanauken (SG), Johnny Blair (SF), John Aycock (PF) Vernon Johnson, Otha Orlinski, Joseph Laroche | |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | John Aycock pulls down the rebound | 49-64 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Paul Weiss misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-64 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Grady Lieber | 49-64 |
| 01:01 | Cincinnati | John Aycock swats the short shot by Grady Lieber | 49-64 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Phillip Erwin | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Phillip Erwin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 51-64 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Weiss | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles runs out the clock | 51-64 |