| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) PF - John Mowery (fresh) C - Scott Lakey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses short on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman jams it | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey blows the layup | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Wasson | 0-5 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | David Nunn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Dillman and he's fouled by Joseph Erlandson - foul #1 on Joseph Erlandson, team foul #1 | 0-7 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the free throw | 0-8 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Dewey Mills takes the ball from James Sullivan after a doubleteam | 0-8 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 0-8 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-8 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon is called for 5 seconds | 0-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Warren Witherspoon (PF), Charles Taranto (C) James Sullivan, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is whistled for traveling | 0-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Colin Musgrave (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF) Dewey Mills | |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Warren Witherspoon and he's hacked by Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto makes the free throw | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) SG - Colin Musgrave (fresh) SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Taranto (fresh) 3 pts. C - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | David Nunn buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-11 |
| 15:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 15:21 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-11 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-11 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson tips it home | 7-11 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Warren Witherspoon | 7-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Colin Musgrave, Charles Taranto, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) Jack Bissett, David Nunn, Jason Sisler | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-11 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman tips it back up and in | 7-13 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by James Sullivan is blocked by Joseph Wasson | 7-13 |
| 13:55 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey tips it home | 9-13 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-16 |
| 13:14 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Lakey | 12-16 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills's floater is knocked away by John Mowery | 12-16 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Wasson is called for the reach on Scott Lakey - foul #1 on Joseph Wasson, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Warren Witherspoon (PF) Joseph Erlandson, John Mowery | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Jason Sisler (C) Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford, Joseph Wasson | |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Sisler | 12-16 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Gary Tellez blocks the short jumper by David Nunn | 12-16 |
| 12:36 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey grabs the defensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 12-16 |
| 12:16 | West Virginia | David Nunn grabs the board | 12-16 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman is hacked by Warren Witherspoon - foul #1 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) PF - Warren Witherspoon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) PF - Tom Matthews (fresh) C - Jason Sisler (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | James Sullivan steals the ball from Dewey Mills | 12-16 |
| 11:34 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed James Sullivan | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Gary Tellez - foul #1 on Gary Tellez, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), John Mowery (PF) James Sullivan, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson (C) Tom Matthews | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-16 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | John Mowery steals the ball from David Nunn | 14-16 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Wasson blocks the short jumper by John Mowery | 14-16 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | John Mowery swats the short shot by Joseph Wasson | 14-16 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | David Nunn tips it home | 14-18 |
| 09:52 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon banks in the layup | 16-18 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson is fouled on the floor by Warren Witherspoon - foul #2 on Warren Witherspoon, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Warren Witherspoon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Jason Sisler | |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 09:15 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Wasson - foul #2 on Joseph Wasson, team foul #3 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Hostetter (C) Joseph Wasson | |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Boyle steals it from Joseph Erlandson | 18-18 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle banks in the layup | 18-20 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 18-20 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Dillman | 18-20 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), John Mowery (PF) Felton Robillard, Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), David Nunn (SG), Jason Sisler (C) Dewey Mills, Robert Boyle, Jeffrey Hostetter | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 2 blk. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) SG - David Nunn (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan makes the contested shot from the baseline | 20-20 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman connects on the floater from the right side | 20-22 |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon buries a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Jack Bissett - foul #1 on Jack Bissett, team foul #4 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Charles Taranto (C) Joseph Erlandson, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:53 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | David Nunn is hacked by John Mowery - foul #1 on John Mowery, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG) James Sullivan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson (C) Anthony Dillman | |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jack Bissett | 23-25 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is fouled on the floor by Jason Sisler - foul #1 on Jason Sisler, team foul #5 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SF) Norbert Shackelford | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Jason Sisler - foul #2 on Jason Sisler, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) John Mowery | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Jason Sisler | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 3rd free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | David Nunn comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Lakey - foul #1 on Scott Lakey, team foul #6 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Joseph Erlandson (SF) Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman (PF) Tom Matthews | |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard is hacked by David Nunn - foul #1 on David Nunn, team foul #7 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Tom Matthews (SF) Jack Bissett, David Nunn | |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle scores on a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson double dribbles | 27-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG), Gary Tellez (PF) Felton Robillard, Charles Taranto | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF) Robert Boyle, Tom Matthews | |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-30 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Sullivan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Tellez (fresh) C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon loses the ball out of bounds | 27-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF), Warren Witherspoon (C) Joseph Erlandson, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Jason Sisler (PF) Dewey Mills, Anthony Dillman | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 03:11 | Cincinnati | Warren Witherspoon snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez can't finish the layup but the foul's on Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #8 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG) James Sullivan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Joseph Wasson | |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 28-30 |
| 02:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Warren Witherspoon steals the ball from David Nunn | 29-30 |
| 02:21 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jason Sisler | 29-30 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Felton Robillard - foul #1 on Felton Robillard, team foul #7 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Sullivan (PG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez, John Mowery | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Anthony Dillman (PF) David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Tom Matthews | |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | James Sullivan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 29-32 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't tip it in | 29-32 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler pulls down the rebound | 29-32 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Dillman | 29-35 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson lays it in on a nice dish by James Sullivan | 31-35 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 31-37 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Erlandson | 34-37 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-40 |