| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) SG - Gus Duca (fresh) SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - William Phan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley 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 fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Patrick Rowley | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 5-0 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson steps in front of the Randall Hakala pass in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jimmy Kifer | 8-0 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer scores on a 3 from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 18:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 8-3 |
| 18:16 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer pulls down the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson clanks a floater from the right side | 8-3 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-3 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (C) Byron Stockdale | |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #1 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Clinton Thayer (C) Randall Hakala, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 9-3 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-3 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is hacked by Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #1 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG) Arthur Pitzer | |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Stark | 10-5 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson dunks the ball on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer and he's hacked by Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Bryce Brown, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) Habimana Arai, Clinton Thayer | |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Robert Manus, James Levin | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) SF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - Seth Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) SG - Walter Stark (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Randall Hakala is called for the reach on Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Randall Hakala, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG) Bryce Brown | |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca loses the ball out of bounds | 13-5 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale tips it home | 13-7 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins clanks a jumper from the right block | 13-7 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Arthur Pitzer | 13-7 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randall Hakala | 13-10 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Timothy Thompson and the foul's on Randall Hakala - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Byron Stockdale | |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses the free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 13:59 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bryce Brown, team foul #5 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF) Gus Duca, Jimmy Kifer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PF), Clinton Thayer (C) Antonio Mitchell, Bryce Brown | |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Louis Choe | 17-10 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-10 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | William Phan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (PF) Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Leon Morrison (SG), Byron Stockdale (C) Walter Stark, Arthur Pitzer, Clinton Thayer | |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-10 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 12:41 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker tips it but misses | 17-10 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins tips it home | 19-10 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | James Levin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on James Levin, team foul #6 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Louis Choe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) James Levin | |
| 12:01 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Phan | 22-10 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-10 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) SG - Leon Morrison (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the jumper from the left wing | 22-10 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Habimana Arai - foul #1 on Habimana Arai, team foul #7 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Timothy Thompson, Kenneth Baker, Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Walter Stark (SF), Clinton Thayer (C) Leon Morrison, Habimana Arai, Byron Stockdale | |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | William Phan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-10 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the floater from the left wing | 23-10 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-10 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-10 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe gets the rebound | 23-10 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer loses the dribble to Antonio Mitchell | 23-10 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is fouled on the floor by William Phan - foul #1 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 23-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Louis Choe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), James Levin (PF) Robert Manus, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Patrick Rowley denies the turnaround by Habimana Arai | 23-10 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Stark | 23-10 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-10 |
| 09:33 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley pulls down the rebound | 23-10 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gus Duca | 25-10 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | James Levin misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #3 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Gus Duca, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale (C) Clinton Thayer | |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | James Levin makes the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | James Levin misses the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Seth Watkins | 25-11 |
| 08:59 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 27-11 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson picks off the pass by Habimana Arai | 27-11 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by William Phan | 30-11 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #2 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #4 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) James Levin | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 1st free throw | 30-12 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 07:41 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-13 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) C - Seth Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is hacked by Patrick Rowley - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #5 | 33-13 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), William Phan (C) Timothy Thompson, Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Leon Morrison (SF), Clinton Thayer (C) Walter Stark, Habimana Arai, Byron Stockdale | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Antonio Mitchell | 33-15 |
| 06:50 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-15 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison pulls down the rebound | 33-15 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-15 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker gets the rebound | 33-15 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-15 |
| 06:27 | Cincinnati | Louis Choe grabs the offensive rebound | 33-15 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 33-15 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer snags the defensive board | 33-15 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell clanks a jump hook from the right block | 33-15 |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley grabs the defensive rebound | 33-15 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca loses the ball out of bounds | 33-15 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Seth Watkins (PF) Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Byron Stockdale (C) Arthur Pitzer, Leon Morrison, Clinton Thayer | |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Robert Manus makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Stark | 33-18 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Louis Choe | 35-18 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Stark | 35-20 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Antonio Mitchell - foul #2 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #8 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Curtis Werner (SF) Louis Choe, Kenneth Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 05:09 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 2nd free throw | 36-20 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | James Levin gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Walter Stark - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #6 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale banks in the layup | 36-22 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Curtis Werner | 39-22 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-22 |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 39-22 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner is hacked by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #9 | 39-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Gus Duca, Seth Watkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Walter Stark, Robert Manus, James Levin, Byron Stockdale | |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner makes the 1st free throw | 40-22 |
| 03:53 | Cincinnati | Curtis Werner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-22 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala is called for a charge - foul #3 on Randall Hakala, team foul #10 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG) Curtis Werner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer (PG) Randall Hakala | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Phan (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-22 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bryce Brown | 41-22 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-22 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer tips it back up and in | 41-24 |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | Clinton Thayer picks off the pass by Louis Choe | 41-24 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-24 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Timothy Thompson steals the ball from Antonio Mitchell | 41-24 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Bryce Brown - foul #3 on Bryce Brown, team foul #11 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (PF) Louis Choe, Patrick Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Leon Morrison (SF), James Levin (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) Clinton Thayer, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Bryce Brown | |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:37 | Cincinnati | William Phan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | James Levin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | James Levin double dribbles | 41-24 |
| 01:17 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer can't connect on a runner from the right block | 41-24 |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | William Phan gets the offensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:10 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-24 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Walter Stark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-24 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons (PG), Patrick Rowley (C) Timothy Thompson, William Phan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the floater from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | James Levin gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Robert Manus gets the offensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | James Levin misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Edward Simmons grabs the offensive board | 41-24 |