| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Kifer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Seth Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:40 | West Virginia | Patrick Rowley is called for the reach on Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Patrick Rowley, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the jump hook from close range | 38-39 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Patrick Rowley | 38-41 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai comes up short on the runner from close range | 38-41 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 17:26 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 17:25 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it in | 40-43 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Habimana Arai | 42-43 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins blows the layup | 42-43 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jimmy Kifer | 42-45 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-45 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 16:17 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Thompson | 42-47 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Leon Morrison (SG), Bryce Brown (SF), James Levin (PF), Clinton Thayer (C) Walter Stark, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Byron Stockdale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF) Gus Duca, Seth Watkins | |
| 16:03 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Louis Choe | 42-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Leon Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Levin (fresh) C - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | James Levin scores on a runner from close range | 44-50 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Louis Choe | 44-53 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG) Leon Morrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Kenneth Baker | |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Louis Choe | 44-55 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 14:43 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-55 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-55 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer gets the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | James Levin hits the finger roll | 46-55 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | William Phan is fouled on the floor by Randall Hakala - foul #4 on Randall Hakala, team foul #1 | 46-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Byron Stockdale (C) Randall Hakala, Robert Manus, Bryce Brown, James Levin, Clinton Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Kenneth Baker (SF), Seth Watkins (PF) Louis Choe, Jimmy Kifer, Patrick Rowley | |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-55 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Gus Duca steps in front of the Antonio Mitchell pass | 46-55 |
| 13:18 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca's pass is intercepted by Antonio Mitchell | 46-55 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell slams it home | 48-55 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Arthur Pitzer - foul #3 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #2 | 48-55 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 12:46 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Walter Stark loses the ball out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (C) Byron Stockdale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 48-57 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - William Phan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses the lay-in | 48-57 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Kenneth Baker | 48-57 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Baker | 48-60 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is fouled on the floor by William Phan - foul #4 on William Phan, team foul #2 | 48-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale (C) Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (PG), Curtis Werner (SG), Jimmy Kifer (SF), Patrick Rowley (PF) Timothy Thompson, Gus Duca, Kenneth Baker, William Phan | |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-60 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 10:27 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins's layup is rejected by Bryce Brown | 48-60 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Walter Stark banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryce Brown and the foul's on Seth Watkins - foul #2 on Seth Watkins, team foul #3 | 50-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Leon Morrison (SF), James Levin (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses the free throw | 50-60 |
| 10:21 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 50-60 |
| 10:01 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Rowley | 50-62 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | James Levin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Byron Stockdale - foul #3 on Byron Stockdale, team foul #3 | 50-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Clinton Thayer (C) Walter Stark, James Levin, Byron Stockdale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG), Gus Duca (SG) Louis Choe, Curtis Werner | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Seth Watkins | |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gus Duca | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Baker - foul #1 on Kenneth Baker, team foul #4 | 50-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Bryce Brown (C) Leon Morrison, Clinton Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins (C) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 08:35 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca's pass is intercepted by Arthur Pitzer | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Robert Manus | 54-66 |
| 07:54 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley loses the ball out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Byron Stockdale (C) Robert Manus, Habimana Arai | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Phan (C) Seth Watkins | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses the lay-in | 54-66 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale tips it but misses | 54-66 |
| 07:30 | Cincinnati | William Phan pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 4 pf. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. C - Byron Stockdale (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gus Duca (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Rowley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - William Phan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-66 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer makes the floater from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 06:56 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Walter Stark (SF), James Levin (PF) Arthur Pitzer, Bryce Brown, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer (SF) Kenneth Baker | |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale misses short on a runner from the right block but the foul's on William Phan - foul #5 on William Phan, team foul #5 | 56-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Robert Manus | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Seth Watkins (C) Gus Duca, William Phan | |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 06:14 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 57-66 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | Byron Stockdale pulls down the rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is hacked by Jimmy Kifer - foul #1 on Jimmy Kifer, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Clinton Thayer (C) Walter Stark, Byron Stockdale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Seth Watkins blocks the short jumper by Randall Hakala | 57-66 |
| 05:43 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins gets the rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #5 on Randall Hakala, team foul #4 | 57-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG) Randall Hakala | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG) Timothy Thompson | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley misses the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) James Levin, Clinton Thayer | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kenneth Baker (SF) Jimmy Kifer | |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Choe | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown is fouled on the floor by Louis Choe - foul #1 on Louis Choe, team foul #7 | 57-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (SG), Byron Stockdale (C) Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson (PG) Louis Choe | |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-72 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:07 | Cincinnati | Seth Watkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-72 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Walter Stark pulls down the rebound | 57-72 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Robert Manus's pass is intercepted by Timothy Thompson | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | Gus Duca scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Rowley | 57-75 |
| 03:21 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai is called for a charge - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #5 | 57-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon Morrison (SF), James Levin (PF), Clinton Thayer (C) Habimana Arai, Bryce Brown, Byron Stockdale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Louis Choe (SG), Curtis Werner (SF), Jimmy Kifer (PF) Gus Duca, Kenneth Baker, Seth Watkins | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Manus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Morrison (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Levin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Clinton Thayer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Timothy Thompson (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SG - Louis Choe (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Curtis Werner (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Kifer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Rowley (tiring) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Cincinnati | Patrick Rowley drills a driving attempt in the lane | 57-77 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 57-77 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer pulls down the rebound | 57-77 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson double dribbles | 57-77 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Leon Morrison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-77 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | James Levin grabs the offensive board | 57-77 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-77 |
| 01:50 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Patrick Rowley | 57-77 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-77 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Curtis Werner takes the ball from James Levin | 57-77 |
| 00:56 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-77 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Clinton Thayer grabs the board | 57-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is fouled on the floor by Curtis Werner - foul #2 on Curtis Werner, team foul #8 | 57-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (SF) Leon Morrison | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Gus Duca (SG), Seth Watkins (C) Louis Choe, Curtis Werner | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Walter Stark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer can't connect on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Robert Manus - foul #2 on Robert Manus, team foul #6 | 59-77 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 1st free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Kifer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-79 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-79 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Robert Manus pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-79 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manus hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Walter Stark | 62-79 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Timothy Thompson runs out the clock | 62-79 |