| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard loses the ball out of bounds | 31-24 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by George Carrigan | 34-24 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:02 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses the 2nd free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to George Carrigan | 34-24 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Felton Robillard - foul #3 on Felton Robillard, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG) Felton Robillard | |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 18:31 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 36-24 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | George Carrigan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 17:54 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon drills a shot from the left side set up by John Mowery | 36-26 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Norbert Shackelford | 39-26 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Peters | 39-26 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez tips it back up and in | 39-28 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 16:35 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the runner near the basket | 39-28 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez tips it back up and in | 39-30 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Button (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Cincinnati | John Mowery is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Mowery, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Joseph Erlandson (SF), Charles Taranto (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Button, Gary Tellez, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 14:44 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson is hacked by Jesse Back - foul #1 on Jesse Back, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SG) Jesse Ortegon | |
| 14:21 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Felton Robillard | 39-32 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by Felton Robillard - foul #4 on Felton Robillard, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez (SF), Scott Lakey (C) Felton Robillard, Joseph Erlandson | |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the runner from the baseline | 39-32 |
| 13:43 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jesse Back - foul #2 on Jesse Back, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SG) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon (SG) Richard Bourn | |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Peters is called for the reach on Scott Lakey - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Mowery (PF) James Button | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is hacked by Norbert Shackelford - foul #2 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Jeffrey Peters - foul #2 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF) Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (PG) Charles Taranto | |
| 11:58 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Matthews (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it but misses | 39-36 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | John Mowery snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey hits a jump hook from close range set up by Jesse Ortegon | 39-38 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is whistled for a carry | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG), Richard Bourn (C) Joseph Erlandson, Scott Lakey | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #7 | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto (C) Richard Bourn | |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 10:37 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Santos Cherry is called for the reach on Gary Tellez - foul #3 on Santos Cherry, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) John Mowery | |
| 09:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Dewey Mills | 44-40 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Peters - foul #3 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #9 | 44-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), George Carrigan (C) Norbert Shackelford, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (SF), Richard Bourn (PF) Jesse Ortegon, Gary Tellez | |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:10 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Scott Lakey steps in front of the Dewey Mills pass | 44-40 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Charles Taranto can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 44-40 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett buries a shot from the left side set up by Dewey Mills | 46-40 |
| 07:46 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 46-40 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Button (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Taranto (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Erlandson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Bourn (fresh) 4 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett dunks the ball on a great pass from Jeffrey Peters | 48-40 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by James Button | 48-42 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the driving attempt in the lane | 50-42 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (PG), Tom Matthews (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard (PG), Jesse Ortegon (SG), Gary Tellez (SF), John Mowery (PF) James Button, Charles Taranto, Joseph Erlandson, Scott Lakey | |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Jesse Back | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Mowery | 53-45 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews is called for a charge - foul #2 on Tom Matthews, team foul #10 | 53-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Erlandson (C) Richard Bourn | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard misses the tip | 53-45 |
| 05:10 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the offensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:56 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry tips it home | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ortegon clanks a shot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Jack Bissett (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Jesse Back, Tom Matthews, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey (C) Joseph Erlandson | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | Felton Robillard pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Felton Robillard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jesse Ortegon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tellez (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-45 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Peters | 57-47 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey buries a jumper from the right side set up by Felton Robillard | 57-49 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the offensive board | 57-49 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Felton Robillard - foul #5 on Felton Robillard, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (PG) Felton Robillard | |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-51 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by James Button - foul #2 on James Button, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | James Button is called for the reach on Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on James Button, team foul #6 | 59-51 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 59-51 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez grabs the board | 59-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-51 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez is fouled on the floor by Norbert Shackelford - foul #4 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #11 | 59-51 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Peters | 59-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters is hacked by James Button in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Button, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:40 | Cincinnati | Gary Tellez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | George Carrigan pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Jesse Ortegon is called for the reach on George Carrigan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Ortegon, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | George Carrigan makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | George Carrigan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:36 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 00:30 | Cincinnati | James Button clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills runs out the clock | 62-52 |