| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Laguna (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Howard inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | James Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 19:39 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson snags the defensive board | 32-29 |
| 19:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-29 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wicklund | 32-29 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Clyde Zimmermann is called for the reach on Thomas Simmons - foul #3 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG) Clyde Zimmermann | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:59 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-29 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-29 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund grabs the defensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Simmons | 32-32 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by David Laguna - foul #2 on David Laguna, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | David Laguna hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Comacho | 36-34 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Shumpert is called for the reach on Wilbur Howard - foul #1 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas (C) Mike Anderson | |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wilbur Howard | 36-37 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis's floater is knocked away by Ryan Lucas | 36-37 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wicklund | 36-37 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | David Laguna lays it up and in | 36-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Meadors (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Laguna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Lucas (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | James Howard drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Henry Meadors and he's fouled by Robert Wicklund - foul #2 on Robert Wicklund, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Cory Alarcon (SG), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Thomas Comacho, Robert Shumpert, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), James Vernon (SF), Mike Anderson (C) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund, David Laguna | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the free throw | 38-39 |
| 15:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Ryan Lucas | 38-39 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Albert Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG) James Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-39 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard is hacked by Clyde Zimmermann - foul #4 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF) Clyde Zimmermann | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF) Wilbur Howard | |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:06 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by Cory Alarcon - foul #1 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerald Louis (PF) Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG) Albert Moore | |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-41 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Cory Alarcon | 43-41 |
| 12:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Shumpert is called for the reach on James Vernon - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG), Henry Meadors (C) James Howard, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard (SG), David Laguna (PF) Robert Wicklund, Ryan Lucas | |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Thomas Simmons | 43-43 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors tips it but misses | 43-43 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors tips it in | 45-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Laguna (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis tips it in | 47-43 |
| 10:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Shumpert picks off the pass by Mike Anderson | 47-43 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Cory Alarcon, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), Ryan Lucas (C) Thomas Simmons, James Vernon, Mike Anderson | |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the board | 47-43 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Albert Moore steps in front of the Thomas Comacho pass | 47-43 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard banks in the layup on a great pass from Albert Moore | 47-45 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ryan Lucas - foul #2 on Ryan Lucas, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Samuel Slack (C) Thomas Comacho, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | David Laguna can't connect on a floater in the lane | 49-45 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas can't tip it in | 49-45 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas tips it home | 49-47 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ryan Lucas - foul #3 on Ryan Lucas, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG) Robert Shumpert | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG) Albert Moore | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Wilbur Howard | 51-50 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Ryan Lucas is called for the reach on Daren Singleton - foul #4 on Ryan Lucas, team foul #5 | 51-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SG) Wilbur Howard | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 12 pts. PF - David Laguna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Clyde Zimmermann | 53-53 |
| 06:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard (SG), Mike Anderson (C) Robert Wicklund, Ryan Lucas | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Henry Meadors swats the short shot by Mike Anderson | 53-53 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | James Vernon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is hacked by Clyde Zimmermann - foul #5 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #6 | 53-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Clyde Zimmermann, James Howard, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), Ryan Lucas (PF) Thomas Simmons, David Laguna | |
| 04:06 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard drills a shot from the right wing set up by Albert Moore | 53-55 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | James Vernon's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Shumpert | 53-55 |
| 03:37 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Albert Moore (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Vernon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Mike Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Albert Moore steps in front of the Daren Singleton pass | 53-58 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Albert Moore can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson tips it in | 53-60 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Cory Alarcon, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF) Albert Moore, James Vernon | |
| 02:28 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson pulls down the rebound | 53-60 |
| 02:02 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas double dribbles | 53-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Laguna (PF) Mike Anderson | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald Louis | 56-60 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses short on a shot from the left side | 56-60 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | James Howard hits the follow up shot | 58-60 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-60 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons tips it in | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors clanks a floater from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas is hacked by Thomas Comacho in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #7 | 58-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson (C) David Laguna | |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 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 (-4) | |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-63 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mike Anderson | 58-63 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson is hacked by Thomas Comacho in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Laguna (PF) Ryan Lucas | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | James Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors is hacked by Mike Anderson - foul #1 on Mike Anderson, team foul #6 | 58-64 |