| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Laguna (fresh) 6 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund inbounds the ball | 21-19 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons slams it home set up by Mike Anderson | 23-19 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerald Louis | 23-21 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses short on a floater from the right side | 23-21 |
| 19:01 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | James Howard is fouled on the floor by David Laguna - foul #1 on David Laguna, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Anderson - foul #3 on Mike Anderson, team foul #2 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas (C) Mike Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas double dribbles | 25-22 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-22 |
| 17:14 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | James Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-22 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Zimmermann | 28-22 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann drills a shot from the free throw line | 28-24 |
| 15:44 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by David Laguna | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Laguna (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | James Howard can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to David Laguna | 30-24 |
| 15:00 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), James Vernon (SF), Mike Anderson (C) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund, David Laguna | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Robert Shumpert, James Howard, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| 14:45 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard loses the dribble to Clyde Zimmermann | 30-26 |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann lays it up and in | 30-28 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard makes the 3 from the right wing set up by James Vernon | 33-28 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann is fouled on the floor by Albert Moore - foul #1 on Albert Moore, team foul #3 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG), Robert Wicklund (SF), David Laguna (PF) Albert Moore, Wilbur Howard, Ryan Lucas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG), James Howard (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, Cory Alarcon, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | James Howard can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on David Laguna - foul #2 on David Laguna, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | James Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | James Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Zimmermann - foul #1 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Robert Shumpert | 35-32 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Laguna (fresh) 7 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Howard | 35-34 |
| 10:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Vernon | 37-34 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-34 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors's pass is intercepted by Thomas Simmons | 40-34 |
| 09:51 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | David Laguna grabs the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Simmons and the foul's on Jerald Louis - foul #2 on Jerald Louis, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard (SG), Ryan Lucas (PF) James Vernon, David Laguna | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Clyde Zimmermann, Jerald Louis, Henry Meadors | |
| 09:24 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson misses the free throw | 42-34 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | James Howard makes the floater from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack drills a driving attempt near the basket | 42-38 |
| 07:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Simmons | 45-38 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | James Howard buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Robert Shumpert | 45-40 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-40 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Ryan Lucas grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Howard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ryan Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mike Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Ryan Lucas is blocked by Samuel Slack | 45-40 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Daren Singleton | 45-40 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 06:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Thomas Simmons | 48-40 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Moore (PG), James Vernon (SF), David Laguna (PF) Thomas Simmons, Robert Wicklund, Mike Anderson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Henry Meadors (C) Thomas Comacho, James Howard, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Albert Moore snags the offensive board | 48-40 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis drills a shot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard lays it up and in set up by David Laguna | 50-42 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis blows the layup but the foul's on David Laguna - foul #3 on David Laguna, team foul #5 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund (SF), Mike Anderson (C) Wilbur Howard, Ryan Lucas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), James Howard (SF) Robert Shumpert, Cory Alarcon | |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 03:34 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by James Howard - foul #2 on James Howard, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons (PG) Albert Moore | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the floater from the right side | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Simmons (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wicklund (fresh) 14 pts. PF - David Laguna (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mike Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-44 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | James Vernon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Wicklund | 55-44 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | David Laguna denies the turnaround by James Howard | 55-44 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Mike Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | David Laguna misses short on a shot from the right side | 55-44 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to James Vernon | 55-44 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis's pass is intercepted by Thomas Simmons | 55-44 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by James Howard | 55-46 |
| 01:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | David Laguna is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Zimmermann - foul #2 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard (SG) James Vernon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG) Thomas Comacho | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is hacked by James Howard - foul #3 on James Howard, team foul #6 | 55-49 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund is hacked by James Howard - foul #4 on James Howard, team foul #7 | 55-49 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | James Howard pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons is hacked by Clyde Zimmermann in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #8 | 56-52 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-52 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert gets the offensive rebound | 58-52 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Zimmermann - foul #4 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | Wilbur Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund snags the defensive board | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund is hacked by Robert Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Shumpert, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors is fouled on the floor by Mike Anderson - foul #4 on Mike Anderson, team foul #6 | 60-52 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 00:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Clyde Zimmermann is called for the reach on Thomas Simmons in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clyde Zimmermann, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG) Clyde Zimmermann | |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Thomas Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | James Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Wicklund | 62-52 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors can't tip it in | 62-52 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund grabs the board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Wicklund runs out the clock | 62-52 |