| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | George Mathews inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 25-22 |
| 19:30 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 19:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Willie Longacre | 27-22 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Rudolf Mason (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, George Mathews, Douglas Williams, Malawa Afshari | |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-22 |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow misses the tip | 27-22 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey hits the follow up shot | 29-22 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Robert Germain steals the ball from Terence Sullivan | 29-22 |
| 17:51 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow connects on the jumper from the right block | 31-22 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason drills a jumper from the left block | 31-24 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow's floater is tipped away by Kurt Varney | 31-24 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Kurt Varney snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason's floater is knocked away by Sean Starkey | 31-24 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Scott Leff - foul #2 on Scott Leff, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Terence Sullivan, Rudolf Mason, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 16:25 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #1 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Callas (fresh) PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-25 |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Germain | 35-25 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson makes the floater near the basket and he's fouled by Freddie Robinson - foul #2 on Freddie Robinson, team foul #2 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), George Mathews (SF), Scott Leff (C) Robert Mack, Douglas Williams, Troy Travis | |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:31 | Cincinnati | Freddie Robinson pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Jack Watson drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Freddie Robinson is denied by Donald Clark | 35-29 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | George Mathews lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edwin Johnson | 35-31 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb travels with the ball | 35-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Jack Watson, Edwin Johnson, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Robert Germain steals the ball from Robert Mack in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Travis Brumbelow | 38-31 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Germain (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Brumbelow (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Mack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre is fouled on the floor by Robert Mack - foul #3 on Robert Mack, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Donald Clark swats the dunk try by Robert Germain | 38-31 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Donald Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 38-31 |
| 11:16 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Germain | 40-31 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Malawa Afshari | |
| 10:14 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb can't finish the layup | 40-31 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Scott Leff loses the dribble to Robert Germain | 40-31 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow is fouled on the floor by Kurt Varney - foul #3 on Kurt Varney, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), George Mathews (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Robert Mack, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Travis Brumbelow denies the turnaround by Rudolf Mason | 43-31 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 43-31 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | Terence Sullivan steals the ball from Travis Brumbelow | 43-31 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Shane Callas is called for the reach on George Mathews - foul #1 on Shane Callas, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Clayton Ellis (SF), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas, Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Kurt Varney (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Terence Sullivan, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Malawa Afshari makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-33 |
| 08:03 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre misses the floater from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | George Mathews grabs the board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - George Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Varney (fresh) 3 pf. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | George Mathews banks in the layup set up by Jack Watson and he's hacked by Clayton Ellis - foul #2 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG), Travis Brumbelow (PF) Andrew Cobb, Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donald Clark (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams, Kurt Varney, Malawa Afshari | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | George Mathews misses the free throw | 43-35 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Travis Brumbelow | 46-35 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Robert Mack connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Clark | 46-37 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain is fouled on the floor by Terence Sullivan - foul #2 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Douglas Williams (SG), Troy Travis (SF) Robert Mack, Terence Sullivan, George Mathews | |
| 06:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Brumbelow | 48-37 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Travis Brumbelow steps in front of the Scott Leff pass | 48-37 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Clayton Ellis | 50-37 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Donald Clark throws it down on a great pass from Douglas Williams and the foul's on Willie Longacre - foul #2 on Willie Longacre, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb (PG), Shane Callas (SF), Freddie Robinson (C) Willie Longacre, Clayton Ellis, Sean Starkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Donald Clark makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Terence Sullivan is called for the reach on Andrew Cobb - foul #3 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Jack Watson, Troy Travis, Donald Clark, Malawa Afshari | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Mack - foul #4 on Robert Mack, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF) Robert Mack, George Mathews | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Edwin Johnson, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis (SF) Travis Brumbelow | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Troy Travis, Edwin Johnson | |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Shane Callas snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain drills a runner from close range set up by Clayton Ellis | 54-40 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Robert Mack misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clayton Ellis - foul #3 on Clayton Ellis, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre (PG), Sean Starkey (C) Robert Germain, Shane Callas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Troy Travis (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Terence Sullivan, George Mathews, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Robert Mack makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Willie Longacre (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clayton Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Freddie Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Starkey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Mack (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Troy Travis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Malawa Afshari (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Malawa Afshari - foul #1 on Malawa Afshari, team foul #8 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow (PF) Freddie Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Douglas Williams (SG), George Mathews (SF), Edwin Johnson (C) Robert Mack, Troy Travis, Malawa Afshari | |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Brumbelow | 55-42 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Andrew Cobb hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clayton Ellis | 57-42 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Jack Watson's pass is intercepted by Willie Longacre in the backcourt | 57-42 |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clayton Ellis | 59-42 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Sean Starkey steals the ball from Douglas Williams | 59-42 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Cobb and he's hacked by Jack Watson - foul #1 on Jack Watson, team foul #9 | 61-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Germain (SG) Andrew Cobb | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rudolf Mason (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Troy Travis (SF), Kurt Varney (PF), Scott Leff (C) Jack Watson, Douglas Williams, George Mathews, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Clayton Ellis makes the free throw | 62-42 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Scott Leff's layup is rejected by Sean Starkey | 62-42 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Rudolf Mason | 62-42 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Troy Travis's pass is intercepted by Travis Brumbelow | 62-42 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Scott Leff is called for the reach on Robert Germain - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #10 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Mack (PG), George Mathews (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Malawa Afshari (C) Rudolf Mason, Troy Travis, Kurt Varney, Scott Leff | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Robert Mack comes up short on the floater from the left side | 64-42 |
| 01:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain grabs the board | 64-42 |
| 00:52 | Cincinnati | Travis Brumbelow drills a shot from the right block | 66-42 |
| 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 a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Sean Starkey swats the short shot by George Mathews | 66-42 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Willie Longacre | 66-42 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Germain buries a floater from the right block | 68-42 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses the lay-in | 68-42 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the offensive board | 68-42 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Robert Germain is called for the reach on Terence Sullivan - foul #2 on Robert Germain, team foul #7 | 68-42 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 68-42 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | Sean Starkey snags the defensive board | 68-42 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Willie Longacre runs out the clock | 68-42 |