| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares inbounds the ball | 20-34 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares clanks a shot from the left side | 20-34 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | William Stokes buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lawrence Milam | 22-34 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | William Stokes is called for the reach on Paul Daly - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is denied on a dunk by William Stokes | 22-34 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the board | 22-34 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits the finger roll | 24-34 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Dean Canterbury is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Dean Canterbury, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson scores on a floater from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 26-36 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | William Stokes steals it from Maurice Lokken | 26-36 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | William Stokes clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 26-36 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Maurice Lokken | 26-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Maurice Lokken - foul #2 on Maurice Lokken, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (PF) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Robert Zentz, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury is whistled for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Stokes (PF) Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Mario Klima jams it set up by William Stokes and the foul's on Bojan Wolinski - foul #2 on Bojan Wolinski, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Stokes | 31-38 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam loses the dribble to Paul Dunneback | 31-38 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Alex Jackson (C) Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Daly (SG), Robert Zentz (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken, Dean Canterbury | |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on Paul Daly - foul #2 on Paul Daly, team foul #4 | 31-38 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Daly | 33-41 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson lays it in | 35-41 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) C - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Dunneback | 35-41 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 11:10 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Mario Klima (SF), William Stokes (PF) Lyle Tavares, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF), Dean Canterbury (C) Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | William Stokes's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Abdullah | 35-41 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Paul Daly | 35-43 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a floater from the right side | 35-43 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson tips it home | 37-43 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis comes up short on the shot in the lane | 37-43 |
| 09:39 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 37-43 |
| 09:34 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a shot in the lane set up by Paul Daly | 37-45 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Maurice Lokken | 39-48 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from William Stokes | 41-48 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Alex Jackson is called for the reach on Dean Canterbury - foul #3 on Alex Jackson, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Lawrence Milam, Michael Merrifield, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Walter Bettis | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 41-50 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Stokes and he's fouled by Robert Zentz - foul #2 on Robert Zentz, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the free throw | 43-50 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dean Canterbury | 43-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | James Brown steps in front of the Robert Zentz pass | 43-50 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Maurice Lokken blocks the short jumper by Mario Klima | 43-50 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Paul Dunneback | 43-50 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Lyle Tavares is called for the reach on Robert Zentz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Milam | 43-50 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the floater in the paint | 45-50 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski and the foul's on Lyle Tavares - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Mario Klima | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG) Bojan Wolinski, Maurice Lokken | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the free throw | 45-52 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Stokes | 45-52 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses long on a runner near the basket | 45-52 |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses the lay-in | 45-52 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lyle Tavares | 45-52 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | William Stokes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback misses short on a runner from the left block | 45-52 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | William Stokes pulls down the rebound | 45-52 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Alex Jackson (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Paul Dunneback | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Alex Jackson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdullah - foul #4 on Alex Jackson, team foul #5 | 45-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| 04:18 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Daly | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | The jumper by Alex Jackson is denied by Maurice Lokken | 45-55 |
| 03:48 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses badly on a shot from the left block | 45-55 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | William Stokes gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dikembe Abdullah (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Daly (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Maurice Lokken (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 5 blk. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Canterbury (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Walter Bettis | 45-55 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-55 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | William Stokes snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | James Brown is called for traveling | 45-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (PF) Michael Merrifield, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (PG), Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Dikembe Abdullah, Paul Daly, Dean Canterbury | |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback lays it in on a nice dish by Bojan Wolinski | 45-57 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Mario Klima is called for the reach on Bojan Wolinski - foul #2 on Mario Klima, team foul #7 | 46-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury (C) Walter Bettis | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood buries a jumper in the lane | 48-57 |
| 01:19 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), William Stokes (PF) Mario Klima, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dikembe Abdullah (PG), Paul Daly (SG), Walter Bettis (PF) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Paul Dunneback | |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Paul Daly drills a jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares banks in the layup | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken is hacked by Lawrence Milam in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #8 | 50-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Paul Daly | |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (PF) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (SG), Paul Dunneback (PF) Dikembe Abdullah, Walter Bettis | |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Maurice Lokken misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 50-61 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-61 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Dean Canterbury gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz runs out the clock | 50-61 |