| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 32-34 |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Paul Dunneback picks off the pass by James Fisher | 32-34 |
| 18:56 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Simon | 32-36 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Fisher | 35-36 |
| 18:19 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers double dribbles | 35-36 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | James Fisher is alone and drills a jumper from the left side | 37-36 |
| 16:56 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Harold Smith snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James Fisher | 37-36 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis is fouled on the floor by Harold Smith - foul #2 on Harold Smith, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Israel Zambrana (SF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Heath Somers, Paul Dunneback | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Israel Zambrana (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski is hacked by John Flowers - foul #1 on John Flowers, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Robert Zentz | 37-39 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Robert Zentz steals it from Victor Woolford | 37-39 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Flowers - foul #2 on John Flowers, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) John Flowers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Victor Woolford | 37-39 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:51 | Cincinnati | Michael Merrifield steps in front of the Wilfredo Molina pass | 37-39 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is fouled on the floor by Walter Bettis - foul #2 on Walter Bettis, team foul #1 | 37-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Paul Dunneback (C) Bojan Wolinski, Robert Zentz, Walter Bettis | |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-39 |
| 13:16 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Harold Smith clanks a floater in the paint | 39-42 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | James Brown grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 12:05 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-42 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Israel Zambrana picks off the pass by Ronald Wood | 41-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) C - Paul Dunneback (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #3 on Ronald Wood, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF), Walter Bettis (PF) Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 41-44 |
| 10:56 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is called for traveling | 41-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG) Charles Simon | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | Edward Wages clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 10:16 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 41-46 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Edward Wages drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Smith and he's fouled by Glenn Williams - foul #2 on Glenn Williams, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SG) Glenn Williams | |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Paul Dunneback is blocked by Victor Woolford | 44-46 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 44-46 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis blows the layup | 44-46 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers tips it but misses | 44-46 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 08:25 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis banks in the layup on a great pass from Bojan Wolinski | 44-48 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Mark Masters connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Edward Wages | 46-48 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-48 |
| 07:35 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Zentz | 46-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Bojan Wolinski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Zentz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Walter Bettis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Paul Dunneback (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | Michael Merrifield steals the ball from Heath Somers | 46-48 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford is whistled for traveling | 46-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Israel Zambrana (PF), Wilfredo Molina (C) Bojan Wolinski, Heath Somers, Walter Bettis, Paul Dunneback | |
| 06:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Glenn Williams | 46-51 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wilfredo Molina - foul #1 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) John Flowers | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis (PF) Robert Zentz | |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 06:03 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 47-51 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the board | 47-51 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Wilfredo Molina - foul #2 on Wilfredo Molina, team foul #4 | 47-51 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on James Brown - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Zentz (SF) Walter Bettis | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it in | 50-52 |
| 04:28 | Cincinnati | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on Israel Zambrana - foul #4 on Ronald Wood, team foul #6 | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Heath Somers (SF) Robert Zentz | |
| 04:09 | Cincinnati | Israel Zambrana misses the jumper near the basket | 50-52 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | James Brown can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-52 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 03:21 | Cincinnati | Heath Somers misses long on a 3 from straight away | 50-52 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Charles Simon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Glenn Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Heath Somers (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Israel Zambrana (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilfredo Molina (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-52 |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Wilfredo Molina gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bojan Wolinski (PG), Robert Zentz (SG), Walter Bettis (PF), Paul Dunneback (C) Charles Simon, Glenn Williams, Israel Zambrana, Wilfredo Molina | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | John Flowers is called for traveling | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Anderson (SG) Heath Somers | |
| 02:55 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Simon (PG), Glenn Williams (SG), Heath Somers (SF) Bojan Wolinski, David Anderson, Robert Zentz | |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis misses the floater from the right block | 50-52 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | James Fisher travels with the ball | 50-52 |
| 01:59 | Cincinnati | Glenn Williams connects on the 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is open and scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Brown | 52-55 |
| 01:11 | Cincinnati | Paul Dunneback drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Simon | 52-57 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Brown | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Walter Bettis lays it up and in on a great pass from Heath Somers | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Glenn Williams - foul #3 on Glenn Williams, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 54-59 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Harold Smith | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon is hacked by Michael Merrifield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Charles Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-61 |