| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roland Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Tatro (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Stanley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Elkins (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hunter inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:58 | West Virginia | David Hunter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG) Anthony Stanley | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | James Elkins connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robert Jackson | 36-31 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle's pass is intercepted by Shawn Tatro in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Roland Smith steals the ball from Henry Williams | 36-31 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Robert Jackson, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | David Hunter tips it in | 38-31 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro tips it back up and in | 38-33 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Roland Smith drills a jumper from the left wing | 40-33 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-33 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Roland Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | David Hunter lays it up and in set up by Robert Vanwinkle and he's fouled by Anthony Stanley - foul #3 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Steven Dollinger (SF), Andre Burbach (C) Ethan Wren, Robert Vanwinkle, Billy McNaughton, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, Robert Callahan | |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the free throw | 43-33 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 43-33 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister loses the dribble to Henry Williams | 43-33 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Kessler | 43-36 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Cheng-Gong Wang picks off the pass by William Lanier in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-36 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 16:47 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andre Burbach | 45-36 |
| 16:36 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Robert Vanwinkle (SG), Billy McNaughton (PF), Roland Smith (C) William Lanier, Steven Dollinger, David Hunter, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle is hacked by Henry Williams - foul #1 on Henry Williams, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Ethan Wren | 47-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roland Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Tatro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cheng-Gong Wang (tiring) 2 reb. PF - James Elkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Billy McNaughton swats the short shot by Cheng-Gong Wang | 47-36 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton pulls down the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | James Elkins gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jerry Kessler | 47-39 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Shawn Tatro steals it from Robert Vanwinkle in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Ethan Wren takes the ball from Cheng-Gong Wang | 47-39 |
| 15:16 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren hits the finger roll | 49-39 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Steven Dollinger (SF), Andre Burbach (C) Ethan Wren, Robert Baumeister, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Dean Smith (SG), Anthony Stanley (SF), Ronald Davis (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle makes the 3 from straight away | 52-39 |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Andre Burbach swats the layup by Dean Smith | 52-39 |
| 14:25 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | William Lanier loses the dribble to Anthony Stanley in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis travels with the ball | 52-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Elkins (PF) Robert Callahan | |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Hunter | 55-41 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | James Elkins hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 55-41 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the board | 55-41 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on William Lanier in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Jackson, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Robert Baumeister (SF), Roland Smith (C) Robert Vanwinkle, Steven Dollinger, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Ronald Davis | |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Roland Smith | 58-41 |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler's floater is knocked away by Roland Smith | 58-41 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley tips it back up and in | 58-43 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren's pass is intercepted by Dean Smith in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Dean Smith out of a doubleteam | 58-45 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-45 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams pulls down the rebound | 58-45 |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler dunks the ball set up by Anthony Stanley and the foul's on Ethan Wren - foul #1 on Ethan Wren, team foul #1 | 58-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF), Andre Burbach (C) William Lanier, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF), Ronald Davis (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 12:03 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the free throw | 58-48 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses the dunk attempt | 58-48 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Andre Burbach (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Davis (fresh) C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler hits the finger roll set up by Robert Callahan | 58-50 |
| 11:06 | West Virginia | David Hunter scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Ethan Wren | 60-50 |
| 10:49 | Cincinnati | David Hunter picks off the pass by Dean Smith | 60-50 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG), Steven Dollinger (SF), Roland Smith (C) Robert Baumeister, David Hunter, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (PG), James Elkins (PF), Henry Williams (C) Jerry Kessler, Ronald Davis, Robert Callahan | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy McNaughton - foul #1 on Billy McNaughton, team foul #2 | 60-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG) Shawn Tatro | |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | James Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Roland Smith gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Roland Smith hits a wide open shot near the basket | 62-50 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler double dribbles | 62-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Ethan Wren | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF), Ronald Davis (C) Jerry Kessler, Henry Williams | |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-50 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Davis pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-52 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Billy McNaughton | 65-52 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-52 |
| 08:45 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Davis | 65-52 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | James Elkins loses the ball out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), David Hunter (SF), Andre Burbach (C) William Lanier, Robert Vanwinkle, Steven Dollinger, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) Anthony Stanley, James Elkins, Ronald Davis | |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-52 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach tips it but misses | 65-52 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach gets the offensive rebound | 65-52 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 07:39 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry Kessler | 65-52 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Williams | 65-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Hunter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 4 reb. C - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Smith (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | David Hunter clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn Tatro - foul #1 on Shawn Tatro, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Roland Smith (C) Ethan Wren, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang, Henry Williams | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | David Hunter misses the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 07:08 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Elkins | 65-54 |
| 07:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 65-54 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Callahan tips it home | 65-56 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | David Hunter is hacked by Anthony Stanley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Stanley, team foul #6 | 65-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG) David Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Roland Smith hits a wide open shot near the basket set up by William Lanier | 67-56 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Elkins | 67-59 |
| 06:18 | West Virginia | William Lanier is called for traveling in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hunter (SF) Robert Baumeister | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Henry Williams (C) Robert Callahan | |
| 06:02 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 67-59 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Roland Smith pulls down the rebound | 67-59 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Smith - foul #4 on Dean Smith, team foul #7 | 67-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Steven Dollinger (SF) William Lanier, Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SF) Anthony Stanley | |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Henry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | David Hunter pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle loses the dribble to Shawn Tatro | 68-59 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger gets the rebound | 68-59 |
| 04:40 | West Virginia | Roland Smith's floater is knocked away by Henry Williams | 68-59 |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro grabs the board | 68-59 |
| 04:27 | Cincinnati | James Elkins knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Jackson | 68-61 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | David Hunter slams it home on a great pass from Roland Smith | 70-61 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Steven Dollinger - foul #3 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #3 | 70-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Robert Baumeister (SG), Billy McNaughton (PF), Andre Burbach (C) Ethan Wren, Robert Vanwinkle, Steven Dollinger, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Robert Jackson, James Elkins, Henry Williams | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro makes the free throw | 70-64 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Billy McNaughton | 73-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 14 pts. SF - David Hunter (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 4 reb. C - Andre Burbach (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jerry Kessler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Smith (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Shawn Tatro (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Cheng-Gong Wang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by William Lanier - foul #1 on William Lanier, team foul #4 | 73-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG) David Hunter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Anthony Stanley (SF), James Elkins (PF) Shawn Tatro, Cheng-Gong Wang | |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:20 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Billy McNaughton | 73-65 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang (PF), Henry Williams (C) James Elkins, Robert Callahan | |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Cheng-Gong Wang misses short on an open fadeaway from close range | 73-65 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 73-65 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach tips it but misses | 73-65 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jerry Kessler | 73-65 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Dean Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-67 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG) Robert Vanwinkle | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Jackson (PG), James Elkins (PF), Robert Callahan (C) Jerry Kessler, Cheng-Gong Wang, Henry Williams | |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister misses the 3 from straight away | 73-67 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach tips it in | 75-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | James Elkins hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Dean Smith | 75-70 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG), David Hunter (SF), Roland Smith (C) William Lanier, Robert Baumeister, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler (PG), Henry Williams (C) Robert Jackson, Robert Callahan | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Dean Smith is called for the reach on Billy McNaughton - foul #5 on Dean Smith, team foul #8 | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro (SG) Dean Smith | |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | James Elkins snags the defensive board | 76-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by James Elkins | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Roland Smith drills a shot from the left side set up by Ethan Wren | 78-73 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Ethan Wren picks off the pass by Jerry Kessler in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren lays it up and in | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Shawn Tatro can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 80-73 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Kessler | 80-73 |
| 00:07 | Cincinnati | James Elkins is hacked by Roland Smith - foul #1 on Roland Smith, team foul #5 | 80-73 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Jerry Kessler clanks a 3 from the left wing | 80-73 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle pulls down the rebound | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren runs out the clock | 80-73 |