| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Alvin Haas (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Heal (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is fouled on the floor by Stephen Heal - foul #2 on Stephen Heal, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Stephen Heal, Dennis Jones | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Sam Kelley is called for the reach on Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Sam Kelley, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Sam Kelley - foul #2 on Sam Kelley, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon scores on a floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #3 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SF), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Kevin Ward | |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Carl Dunmire | 33-37 |
| 18:24 | Cincinnati | Donny Green banks in the layup | 33-39 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 17:38 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen connects on the 3 from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses long on a floater from the right block | 33-42 |
| 17:23 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it in | 35-42 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Manzi denies the turnaround by Sam Kelley | 35-42 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Manzi | 38-42 |
| 16:20 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-42 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones grabs the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones can't connect on a shot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the board | 38-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donny Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Rolon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Donny Green picks off the pass by Robert Manzi out of a doubleteam | 38-42 |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen banks in the layup on a great pass from Donny Green | 38-44 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Dennis Jones - foul #1 on Dennis Jones, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF) Carl Dunmire, Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Paul Read (SG), Stephen Heal (SF), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, Donny Green, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Paul Read's pass is intercepted by Alvin Haas | 40-44 |
| 14:39 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 14:38 | Cincinnati | George Barker pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | George Barker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-44 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Marshall | 40-44 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the easy dunk attempt but the foul's on George Barker - foul #1 on George Barker, team foul #5 | 40-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Scott Sikes (C) Robert Manzi, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG) Michael Platt, Stephen Heal | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Dunmire - foul #1 on Carl Dunmire, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG) Joaquin Jensen | |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is hacked by Sam Kelley - foul #3 on Sam Kelley, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Dennis Jones (C) Michael Platt, Kevin Ward | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is whistled for traveling | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Stephen Heal (SF), Kevin Ward (C) Sam Kelley, Dennis Jones | |
| 12:45 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't connect on a runner in the lane | 42-46 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall grabs the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is hacked by Stephen Heal - foul #3 on Stephen Heal, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Carl Dunmire, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Joaquin Jensen, Stephen Heal, George Barker, Kevin Ward | |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Dennis Jones | 43-46 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Christopher Lipe is blocked by Raymond Rolon | 43-48 |
| 11:45 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Baugher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sam Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Read (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 11:08 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Robert Manzi picks off the pass by Michael Platt in the backcourt | 43-48 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris hits the easy wide open finger roll | 45-48 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Alvin Haas (C) Allen Baugher, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Donny Green (SG), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Sam Kelley, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe throws it down on a great pass from Robert Manzi | 47-48 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | George Barker is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Benjamin Goss (PF) Robert Manzi, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Donny Green, Kevin Ward | |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it in | 49-48 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Marshall - foul #3 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #3 | 49-48 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Carl Dunmire | 49-49 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss connects on the jump hook from the left block | 51-49 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Lipe - foul #4 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (PF), Kevin Ward (C) George Barker, Dennis Jones | |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe is hacked by Joaquin Jensen - foul #2 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donny Green (SG), Dennis Jones (C) Sam Kelley, Kevin Ward | |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Alvin Haas steals the ball from Joaquin Jensen | 53-49 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is hacked by Joaquin Jensen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #9 | 53-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (C) Dennis Jones | |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:36 | Cincinnati | Paul Read clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joaquin Jensen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Kevin Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Joaquin Jensen is called for the reach on Robert Manzi - foul #4 on Joaquin Jensen, team foul #10 | 55-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF) Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), George Barker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Joaquin Jensen, Donny Green, Raymond Rolon, Kevin Ward | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Platt | 55-51 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher double dribbles | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG) Michael Platt | |
| 06:19 | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Paul Read pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones makes the turnaround from close range set up by Joaquin Jensen | 55-53 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is fouled on the floor by Paul Read - foul #4 on Paul Read, team foul #11 | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Allen Baugher, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, George Barker | |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:37 | Cincinnati | Paul Read comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-53 |
| 05:36 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon tips it in | 55-55 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Michael Platt is called for the reach on Alvin Haas - foul #1 on Michael Platt, team foul #12 | 55-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Dennis Jones | |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joaquin Jensen | 57-58 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris is called for traveling | 57-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Alvin Haas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Barker (PF), Dennis Jones (C) Raymond Rolon, Kevin Ward | |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 57-58 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Scott Sikes | 57-58 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire double dribbles | 57-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Benjamin Goss (PF) Timothy Marshall, Raymond Harris | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Platt (PG), Donny Green (SG), Raymond Rolon (PF) Joaquin Jensen, Sam Kelley, George Barker | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon loses the dribble to Carl Dunmire | 57-58 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire hits the finger roll | 59-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 8 pts. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Platt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Donny Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Read (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Raymond Rolon (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Dennis Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Donny Green | 59-60 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-60 |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Platt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 02:39 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 59-60 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Dennis Jones hits the follow up shot | 59-62 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Allen Baugher, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joaquin Jensen (PG), Sam Kelley (SG), George Barker (PF), Kevin Ward (C) Michael Platt, Donny Green, Raymond Rolon, Dennis Jones | |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Carl Dunmire | 61-62 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Raymond Harris swats the layup by Kevin Ward | 61-62 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the board | 61-62 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris hits the follow up shot | 63-62 |
| 01:29 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Raymond Rolon (PF), Dennis Jones (C) George Barker, Kevin Ward | |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Raymond Rolon | 63-62 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses the easy open layup | 63-62 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Raymond Rolon | 63-62 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Sam Kelley loses the dribble to Raymond Harris | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris runs out the clock | 63-62 |