| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) PF - David Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Simone (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Cincinnati | Darnell Barnhill steps in front of the David Turner pass | 33-35 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 33-35 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses the tip | 33-35 |
| 19:17 | Cincinnati | William Simone pulls down the rebound | 33-35 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee comes up short on the floater from the right side | 33-35 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen tips it back up and in | 35-35 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti is fouled on the floor by Hubert Lee - foul #1 on Hubert Lee, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Hubert Lee is called for the reach on Gary Joy - foul #2 on Hubert Lee, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti travels with the ball | 35-35 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Roberts | 37-35 |
| 17:28 | Cincinnati | David Turner can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill pulls down the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Carl McNurlen and the foul's on Gary Joy - foul #2 on Gary Joy, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SF) Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (SF), John Daves (C) Clarence Patti, William Simone | |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | John Daves comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-35 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lloyd Stogner | 40-35 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Daves - foul #2 on John Daves, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG), Frank Behr (SF), Antonio Arnett (PF) Darnell Barnhill, Hubert Lee, Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | Cincinnati | David Turner hits the follow up shot | 42-37 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts hits the finger roll set up by Robert Thomas | 44-37 |
| 15:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-37 |
| 15:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Antonio Arnett (fresh) C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Daves (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 44-37 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 44-37 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts jams it on a great pass from Frank Behr | 46-37 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | John Daves comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Roberts - foul #2 on Brian Roberts, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (PG), Hubert Lee (SG), Carl McNurlen (PF) Robert Thomas, Frank Behr, Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti (SF), Roy Stewart (C) Michael Lane, David Turner | |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | John Daves misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 14:53 | Cincinnati | John Daves makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen tips it in | 48-38 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-38 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart can't tip it in | 48-38 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Lloyd Stogner | 51-38 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Darnell Barnhill steals it from Roy Stewart | 51-38 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart snags the defensive board | 51-38 |
| 13:13 | Cincinnati | John Daves hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 51-38 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hubert Lee | 53-38 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Olson | 53-41 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 53-41 |
| 12:24 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-41 |
| 12:19 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy grabs the offensive board | 53-41 |
| 12:08 | Cincinnati | Lloyd Stogner is called for the reach on John Daves - foul #2 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG), Norman Linscott (SG), Brian Roberts (C) Hubert Lee, Lloyd Stogner, Antonio Arnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (SF), David Turner (PF), William Simone (C) Clarence Patti, John Daves, Roy Stewart | |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Linscott (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 24 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Joy (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Simone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Darnell Barnhill | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:22 | Cincinnati | William Simone hits the finger roll | 53-43 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts clanks a turnaround near the basket | 53-43 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | David Turner grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Norman Linscott steals the ball from Christopher Olson in the backcourt | 53-43 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Norman Linscott | 55-43 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | David Turner can't tip it in | 55-43 |
| 10:22 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Brian Roberts picks off the pass by David Turner | 55-43 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts clanks a turnaround in the lane | 55-43 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| 09:20 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Lane | 55-46 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Brian Roberts is blocked by David Turner | 55-46 |
| 08:54 | Cincinnati | William Simone gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane is fouled on the floor by Frank Behr - foul #2 on Frank Behr, team foul #5 | 55-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (PG), Hubert Lee (SG), Lloyd Stogner (SF), Antonio Arnett (PF) Robert Thomas, Norman Linscott, Frank Behr, Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (PG), Glenn Biondi (SG), Clarence Patti (SF), Kris Jenkins (PF), Roy Stewart (C) Christopher Olson, Gary Joy, Michael Lane, David Turner, William Simone | |
| 08:20 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart banks in the layup | 55-48 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill is fouled on the floor by Glenn Biondi - foul #1 on Glenn Biondi, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Kris Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Antonio Arnett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Everett Johnson (fresh) SG - Glenn Biondi (fresh) SF - Clarence Patti (fresh) PF - Kris Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Roy Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 55-48 |
| 07:25 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Joy (SG), David Turner (PF) Glenn Biondi, Kris Jenkins | |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee double dribbles | 55-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen (PF) Brian Roberts | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG) Everett Johnson | |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Roy Stewart misses long on a shot near the basket | 55-48 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lloyd Stogner | 58-48 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Olson | 58-51 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-51 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Darnell Barnhill | 58-51 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 05:17 | Cincinnati | David Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-51 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson is fouled on the floor by Darnell Barnhill - foul #3 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Thomas (PG), Norman Linscott (SG), Frank Behr (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Darnell Barnhill, Hubert Lee, Lloyd Stogner, Antonio Arnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Lane (SF), William Simone (C) Clarence Patti, Roy Stewart | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy loses the dribble to Frank Behr | 58-51 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas misses the easy layup | 58-51 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson gets the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from David Turner | 58-53 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | Norman Linscott is hacked by William Simone - foul #3 on William Simone, team foul #4 | 58-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glenn Biondi (SG), Kris Jenkins (PF) Gary Joy, David Turner | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts scores on a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Lane - foul #1 on Michael Lane, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Darnell Barnhill (SF) Norman Linscott, Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the free throw | 60-53 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | William Simone gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 28 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Christopher Olson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Biondi (fresh) SF - Michael Lane (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Kris Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Simone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane is hacked by Hubert Lee - foul #3 on Hubert Lee, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett (PF) Carl McNurlen | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Everett Johnson (PG), Gary Joy (SG), Roy Stewart (C) Christopher Olson, Glenn Biondi, William Simone | |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Michael Lane misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 63-54 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson (PG), Clarence Patti (SF), David Turner (PF) Everett Johnson, Michael Lane, Kris Jenkins | |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy connects on the 3 from straight away | 63-57 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti grabs the board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 63-57 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee loses the dribble to Christopher Olson | 63-57 |
| 01:28 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson lays it in | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 63-59 |
| 01:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Christopher Olson | 63-59 |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | Gary Joy makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Patti | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-62 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Roy Stewart is called for the reach on Antonio Arnett - foul #4 on Roy Stewart, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen (PF) Antonio Arnett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Clarence Patti is called for the reach on Carl McNurlen - foul #3 on Clarence Patti, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:25 | Cincinnati | David Turner pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Christopher Olson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-62 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | David Turner grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Clarence Patti can't connect on a floater from the right block | 64-62 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl McNurlen | 64-62 |