| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-27 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Walter Bettis picks off the pass by Lawrence Milam | 34-27 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken double dribbles | 34-27 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson blows the layup but the foul's on Dean Canterbury - foul #2 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:34 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury tips it home | 36-29 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly loses the dribble to Alex Jackson | 36-29 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-29 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | William Stokes snags the offensive board | 36-29 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's layup is rejected by Dean Canterbury | 36-29 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits the follow up shot | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Stokes - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Alex Jackson | |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | William Stokes comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback (PF) Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG) Lawrence Milam | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:39 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the board | 37-32 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Mario Klima steps in front of the Dean Canterbury pass | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | William Stokes clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-33 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the offensive board | 37-33 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Paul Dunneback - foul #1 on Paul Dunneback, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Walter Bettis (PF) Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (C) James Brown, William Stokes | |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson double dribbles | 39-33 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| 14:14 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares can't connect on a runner near the basket | 39-33 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 13:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a turnaround from close range | 41-33 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson buries a floater from the right side set up by Michael Merrifield | 41-35 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Walter Bettis is blocked by Ronald Wood | 41-35 |
| 12:50 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis tips it back up and in | 43-35 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits a jumper near the basket set up by Lawrence Milam | 43-37 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz is hacked by Lawrence Milam - foul #3 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), William Stokes (PF) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Ronald Wood | |
| 11:40 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a shot from the right wing set up by Bojan Wolinski | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Daly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam travels with the ball | 45-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:51 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury misses the easy layup | 45-37 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | William Stokes pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Alex Jackson swats the layup by Dean Canterbury | 45-37 |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 45-37 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Dikembe Abdullah | 47-37 |
| 09:15 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 47-37 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Bojan Wolinski | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | William Stokes scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mario Klima | 49-39 |
| 08:38 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Mario Klima grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | William Stokes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-39 |
| 08:21 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the defensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Alex Jackson - foul #3 on Alex Jackson, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Bojan Wolinski, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Mario Klima, James Brown, Alex Jackson | |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the free throw | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the jumper from the left side | 52-39 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Maurice Lokken - foul #3 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken lays it in on a great pass from Paul Daly | 54-41 |
| 07:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a floater from the left side | 54-41 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Maurice Lokken | 54-41 |
| 06:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG) Maurice Lokken | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lawrence Milam | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares comes up short on the floater from the left side | 54-41 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury pulls down the rebound | 54-41 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah buries a floater from the left block set up by Robert Zentz and he's fouled by Lyle Tavares - foul #3 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah makes the free throw | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 05:46 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Lyle Tavares - foul #4 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #5 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (C) William Stokes | |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 05:32 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares clanks a shot from the free throw line | 58-41 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury grabs the board | 58-41 |
| 05:08 | Cincinnati | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), William Stokes (PF) Lyle Tavares, Ronald Wood | |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Michael Merrifield - foul #3 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #7 | 58-41 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 58-41 |
| 04:58 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-41 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | William Stokes knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 59-43 |
| 04:35 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Dean Canterbury | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (PF) William Stokes | |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 59-43 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson's layup is rejected by Walter Bettis | 61-43 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Zentz | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses the shot from close range | 63-43 |
| 02:57 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the board | 63-43 |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it home | 65-43 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #3 on Walter Bettis, team foul #8 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Maurice Lokken, Walter Bettis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), William Stokes (PF) Lawrence Milam, Alex Jackson | |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-44 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly's dunk attempt is rejected by James Brown | 65-44 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback tips it home | 67-44 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | William Stokes's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Daly | 67-44 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 67-44 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bojan Wolinski | 70-44 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares lays it in on a great pass from Mario Klima and he's hacked by Robert Zentz - foul #1 on Robert Zentz, team foul #9 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Paul Daly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (C) William Stokes | |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the free throw | 70-46 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 70-46 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Lyle Tavares | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam buries a jumpshot from the right side | 70-48 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Bojan Wolinski | 72-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-50 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 72-50 |