| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Ceja (fresh) SF - James Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mowery (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 2 blk. C - George Carrigan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hart inbounds the ball | 23-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | David Hart misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-35 |
| 19:41 | Cincinnati | John Mowery pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | Hershel Tackitt is called for the reach on William Ceja - foul #3 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Hershel Tackitt steals the ball from Scott Lakey | 23-35 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-35 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it home | 23-37 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses short on a shot from the left block | 23-37 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | David Hart is called for traveling | 23-37 |
| 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Carrigan - foul #1 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 23-37 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | John Mowery makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | David Hart is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #4 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) George Carrigan | |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski double dribbles | 27-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF), Richard Bourn (C) William Ceja, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Santos Cherry (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart | |
| 16:21 | Cincinnati | Santos Cherry swats the layup by James Button | 27-37 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 16:07 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | John Mowery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG) James Button | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (PG), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Santos Cherry | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - James Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Back (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Kevin Hardin - foul #1 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Ceja (SG), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Richard Bourn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (PG) Jesse Back | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 15:15 | Cincinnati | John Mowery can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-39 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 27-39 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters's layup is rejected by Scott Lakey | 27-39 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | James Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 14:18 | Cincinnati | James Taylor's pass is intercepted by Hershel Tackitt | 27-39 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski banks in the layup set up by Hershel Tackitt and he's hacked by John Mowery - foul #1 on John Mowery, team foul #2 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), James Button (SG), Frank Boone (PF) James Taylor, William Ceja, John Mowery | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), David Hart (SF), Santos Cherry (C) Alex Osborne, Jeffrey Peters, George Carrigan | |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone lays it up and in and he's fouled by David Hart - foul #2 on David Hart, team foul #5 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn (C) Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SG), Stephen Carney (PF) Dragan Meleski, Hershel Tackitt | |
| 13:45 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Glen Mulligan takes the ball from Grady Wotring in the backcourt | 29-42 |
| 13:25 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn's fadeaway is rejected by David Hart | 29-42 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone tips it but misses | 29-42 |
| 13:21 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Boone | 29-42 |
| 13:10 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn clanks a floater from the left block | 29-42 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin grabs the offensive board | 29-42 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Jesse Back steals it from Frank Boone | 29-42 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Jesse Back can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 12:43 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin drills a driving attempt near the basket | 31-42 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | David Hart hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Jesse Back | 31-44 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin can't finish the layup | 31-44 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jesse Back | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Button (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Hardin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fresh) 3 reb. SF - David Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | West Virginia | Jesse Back connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by David Hart | 31-47 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | James Button's fadeaway is rejected by Santos Cherry | 31-47 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Hart | 31-47 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Jesse Back comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Santos Cherry | 31-47 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Jesse Back connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Grady Wotring | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | James Button drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Hardin and he's fouled by Santos Cherry - foul #2 on Santos Cherry, team foul #6 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), John Mowery (PF), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Kevin Hardin, Frank Boone, Richard Bourn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Jeffrey Peters (SF), Hershel Tackitt (PF), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Jesse Back, David Hart, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | James Button misses the free throw | 33-50 |
| 10:32 | Cincinnati | John Mowery grabs the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | James Button is hacked by Hershel Tackitt - foul #4 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #7 | 33-50 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | James Button misses the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (SF) James Button | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | George Carrigan is called for the reach on James Taylor - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #8 | 33-50 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | James Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 10:07 | Cincinnati | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters is whistled for a carry | 35-50 |
| 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 man to man (-3) | |
| 09:23 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses the easy layup | 35-50 |
| 09:21 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon tips it home | 37-50 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt misses the lay-in | 37-50 |
| 09:02 | Cincinnati | James Taylor pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:44 | Cincinnati | Scott Lakey misses badly on a floater from the left block | 37-50 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled on the floor by James Taylor - foul #2 on James Taylor, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Button (SF) Nicholas Tryon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), David Hart (SF) Alex Osborne, Jeffrey Peters | |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | David Hart is fouled on the floor by James Button - foul #2 on James Button, team foul #4 | 37-50 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt is whistled for traveling | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG) James Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ceja (fresh) SF - James Button (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Mowery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Lakey (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | David Hart is called for the reach on James Button - foul #3 on David Hart, team foul #9 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) George Carrigan | |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:40 | Cincinnati | James Button makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | David Hart is fouled on the floor by Scott Lakey - foul #1 on Scott Lakey, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) William Ceja, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG) Dragan Meleski | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Grady Wotring and the foul's on Kevin Hardin - foul #2 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:57 | Cincinnati | Grady Wotring steals it from James Button | 39-53 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | David Hart lays it in on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 39-55 |
| 06:41 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone tips it back up and in | 41-55 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters lays it in set up by Grady Wotring and he's fouled by Kevin Hardin - foul #3 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #7 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Taylor (PG), William Ceja (SG), Scott Lakey (C) Glen Mulligan, Kevin Hardin, Richard Bourn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), George Carrigan (C) Alex Osborne, Hershel Tackitt | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:17 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 05:57 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Carney (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the shot from the right side | 41-57 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Frank Boone | 41-57 |
| 05:26 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Button | 43-57 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | David Hart can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Taylor - foul #3 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin (SF), John Mowery (PF) James Button, Frank Boone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Grady Wotring, Stephen Carney | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | John Mowery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne grabs the board | 43-59 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from David Hart | 43-61 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | William Ceja comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Peters - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #10 | 43-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan (PG), Frank Boone (PF), Richard Bourn (C) James Taylor, John Mowery, Scott Lakey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Hershel Tackitt (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, George Carrigan | |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | William Ceja makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Glen Mulligan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Ceja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Hardin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Santos Cherry (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn buries a shot in the paint set up by Glen Mulligan and he's fouled by Alex Osborne - foul #2 on Alex Osborne, team foul #11 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon (SG) William Ceja | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn makes the free throw | 48-63 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses the easy layup | 48-63 |
| 03:05 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Tryon grabs the board | 48-63 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Santos Cherry steals it from Richard Bourn | 48-63 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Jesse Back comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-63 |
| 02:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn snags the defensive board | 48-63 |
| 02:10 | Cincinnati | Glen Mulligan is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), George Carrigan (C) Alex Osborne, Jesse Back, Santos Cherry | |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring is hacked by Glen Mulligan - foul #2 on Glen Mulligan, team foul #9 | 48-63 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 01:53 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn pulls down the rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Richard Bourn misses the lay-in | 48-64 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski's pass is intercepted by Richard Bourn | 48-64 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Hershel Tackitt - foul #5 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #12 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Hershel Tackitt | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Kevin Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | David Hart is fouled on the floor by Kevin Hardin - foul #4 on Kevin Hardin, team foul #10 | 50-64 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Frank Boone clanks a runner from the baseline | 50-66 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Hart | 50-66 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring runs out the clock | 50-66 |