| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Daren Singleton is called for the reach on Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Daren Singleton, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3 from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Samuel Slack, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| 18:20 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 22-29 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Shumpert and the foul's on Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 24-29 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert's floater is tipped away by Paul Dunneback | 24-29 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Robert Shumpert steals it from Dikembe Abdullah in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 17:07 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert slams it home | 26-29 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury blows the layup but the foul's on Samuel Slack - foul #2 on Samuel Slack, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (C) Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Daren Singleton | 28-30 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG), Mario Klima (SF), William Stokes (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Vernon (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) C - William Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | William Stokes gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | James Vernon is called for the reach on Mario Klima - foul #1 on James Vernon, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Samuel Slack (C) Robert Shumpert, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Xiaoping Huang (SF), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 28-30 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | James Vernon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-30 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the lay-in | 30-30 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 30-30 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the tip | 30-30 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Xiaoping Huang | 30-30 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from James Vernon | 30-33 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the shot in the lane | 32-33 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 32-33 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 12:29 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:25 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang is fouled on the floor by Alex Jackson - foul #3 on Alex Jackson, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), William Stokes (C) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Dean Canterbury (C) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang, Paul Dunneback | |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Maurice Lokken | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Vernon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the jumpshot from the left side | 32-33 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Paul Dunneback blocks the short jumper by William Stokes | 32-35 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daren Singleton - foul #2 on Daren Singleton, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Slack (C) William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF), Maurice Lokken (PF) James Vernon, Paul Dunneback | |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 10:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack banks in the layup | 36-36 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Samuel Slack swats the short shot by Dean Canterbury | 36-36 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-36 |
| 09:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 36-36 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive board | 36-36 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdullah | 36-38 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack clanks a shot from the right block | 36-38 |
| 07:49 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton slams it home set up by Lawrence Milam | 38-38 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), James Vernon (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Dean Canterbury | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Paul Dunneback - foul #2 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the free throw | 40-38 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | James Vernon clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-38 |
| 06:23 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang hits the follow up shot | 40-40 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson drills a floater from the left block | 42-40 |
| 05:35 | Cincinnati | Michael Merrifield steps in front of the James Vernon pass | 42-40 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Dean Canterbury picks off the pass by Cory Alarcon | 42-40 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | James Vernon is fouled on the floor by Alex Jackson - foul #4 on Alex Jackson, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Maurice Lokken (C) Bojan Wolinski, Xiaoping Huang, Dean Canterbury | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Mario Klima grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-40 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Dikembe Abdullah | 42-42 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang (SF) James Vernon | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Xiaoping Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdullah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdullah, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken | |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack is hacked by Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Lyle Tavares | 44-42 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Daren Singleton is called for the reach on Robert Zentz - foul #3 on Daren Singleton, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 44-44 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-44 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 44-46 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdullah | 44-46 |
| 00:11 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah banks in the layup | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-48 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Milam - foul #2 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Xiaoping Huang misses the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton clanks a fullcourt shot | 47-48 |