| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) PF - John Stock (fresh) C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Cinnamon | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter buries a fadeaway from the left side | 5-0 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is hacked by Andrew Hinds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy's pass is intercepted by Lonnie Hallett | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on John Stock - foul #1 on John Stock, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Stock | 6-3 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds is hacked by Troy Blohm - foul #1 on Troy Blohm, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Hinds | 8-3 |
| 17:55 | Cincinnati | John Stock scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Troy Blohm | 8-5 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend double dribbles | 8-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (SF), Stanley Hudson (PF) Troy Blohm, John Stock | |
| 17:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF) Joshua Duffy | |
| 17:41 | West Virginia | Marvin Irons blocks the short jumper by Phillip Townsend | 8-5 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 17:20 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Garry Holcomb | 8-8 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-8 |
| 16:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya is fouled on the floor by Nathan Tye - foul #1 on Nathan Tye, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Jared Cross (SG), Joshua Duffy (C) Brent Caswell, Jason Minaya, Garry Holcomb | |
| 16:32 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Stanley Hudson, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Stock (PF) Stanley Hudson | |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #3 | 11-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (PG) Matthew Harn | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy is open but misses the lay-in | 11-8 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Andrew Hinds - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (SF) Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Marvin Irons | |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Andrew Patterson | 13-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Patterson (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Lonnie Hallett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Matthew Harn (fresh) SG - Jared Cross (fresh) SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Duffy (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 13-9 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Matthew Harn, Jared Cross, Troy Blohm, Joshua Duffy | |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | John Stock misses short on an open turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Lonnie Hallett - foul #1 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | John Stock makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 15:05 | Cincinnati | John Stock makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Garry Holcomb - foul #1 on Garry Holcomb, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Maurice Reynolds (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (PF) John Stock | |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses the 3rd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Garry Holcomb picks off the pass by Nathan Tye | 14-11 |
| 14:35 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 14:33 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 14:28 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Ernest Cinnamon | 17-11 |
| 14:12 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson is open and buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Brent Caswell | 17-13 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-13 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is fouled on the floor by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #2 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF), Phillip Townsend (PF) Ernest Cinnamon, Maurice Reynolds, Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Troy Blohm (SF), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Jason Minaya, Garry Holcomb, Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross is hacked by Gerard Jeter - foul #1 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Brent Caswell | |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 13:26 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | David Lucy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 13:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG), Andrew Hinds (SF) David Lucy, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 12:49 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Stock | 17-15 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm is hacked by Nathan Tye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Tye, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG) Matthew Harn | |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | John Stock steals it from Andrew Hinds | 17-15 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross's pass is intercepted by Gerard Jeter | 17-15 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a 3 from straight away | 17-15 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds gets the offensive rebound | 17-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (tired) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Hinds (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 8 pts. C - Lonnie Hallett (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Blohm (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Stock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Joshua Duffy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Hinds | 19-15 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Jeter - foul #2 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #9 | 19-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (SG), Garry Holcomb (SF), Marvin Irons (PF) Jared Cross, Troy Blohm, John Stock | |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Joshua Duffy swats the short shot by Phillip Townsend | 19-15 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell snags the defensive board | 19-15 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons misses the tip | 19-15 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend's floater is tipped away by Marvin Irons | 19-15 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:29 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-15 |
| 10:28 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy pulls down the rebound | 19-15 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy is called for traveling | 19-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter (SG) David Lucy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG), Troy Blohm (SF), Stanley Hudson (C) Brent Caswell, Garry Holcomb, Joshua Duffy | |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG) Matthew Harn | |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Marvin Irons knocks away the 3 by Phillip Townsend | 19-15 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Troy Blohm | 19-15 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-15 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Phillip Townsend | 19-15 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter is whistled for a carry | 19-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Garry Holcomb (SF) Jared Cross, Troy Blohm | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Ernest Cinnamon is called for the reach on Brent Caswell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #10 | 19-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (PG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:29 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lonnie Hallett | 19-16 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the driving attempt from the left block | 21-16 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Lucy - foul #1 on David Lucy, team foul #11 | 21-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) David Lucy | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Stock (PF) Marvin Irons | |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Phillip Townsend | 21-16 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses long on a jump hook from close range | 21-16 |
| 08:41 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Stock | 21-16 |
| 08:29 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brent Caswell | 21-19 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Joshua Duffy (C) Jason Minaya, Stanley Hudson | |
| 08:14 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy drills a floater near the basket set up by Garry Holcomb | 21-21 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Joshua Duffy swats the layup by Phillip Townsend | 21-21 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Stock | 21-21 |
| 07:44 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Stock | 21-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (tired) 9 pts. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) 4 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garry Holcomb (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Stock (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Duffy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Phillip Townsend is blocked by Joshua Duffy | 21-23 |
| 07:37 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Stock | 21-23 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | John Stock connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Brent Caswell | 21-25 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Jeter - foul #3 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #12 | 23-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya (PG), Troy Blohm (SF), Marvin Irons (PF) Brent Caswell, Garry Holcomb, John Stock | |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:12 | Cincinnati | Jared Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Jared Cross | |
| 06:29 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Troy Blohm | 23-30 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Troy Blohm - foul #2 on Troy Blohm, team foul #5 | 23-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), John Stock (PF), Stanley Hudson (C) Matthew Harn, Troy Blohm, Joshua Duffy | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Stanley Hudson | 23-30 |
| 06:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya is open and buries a floater in the paint set up by Stanley Hudson | 23-32 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Brent Caswell takes the ball from Phillip Townsend | 23-32 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell banks in the layup | 23-34 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG), Gerard Jeter (SG) David Lucy, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG), Joshua Duffy (C) Jason Minaya, Stanley Hudson | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy is called for traveling | 23-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Brent Caswell | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend double dribbles | 23-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF) Marvin Irons | |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy buries a runner from close range set up by Matthew Harn | 23-36 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-36 |
| 04:24 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #4 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #13 | 23-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (PG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell (PG), Jason Minaya (SG), Stanley Hudson (C) Jared Cross, John Stock, Joshua Duffy | |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 04:17 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Garry Holcomb - foul #2 on Garry Holcomb, team foul #6 | 23-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Bob Buchman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marvin Irons (SF), John Stock (PF) Garry Holcomb, Matthew Harn | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Townsend - foul #1 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #14 | 24-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF) John Stock | |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ernest Cinnamon (tired) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerard Jeter (tired) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 4 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (very tired) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Tye (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Brent Caswell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Minaya (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Troy Blohm (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Marvin Irons (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanley Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Marvin Irons - foul #1 on Marvin Irons, team foul #7 | 24-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Jason Minaya | 26-42 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 26-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Jason Minaya - foul #1 on Jason Minaya, team foul #8 | 26-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya snags the defensive board | 26-42 |
| 02:53 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 26-42 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Stanley Hudson tips it back up and in | 26-44 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Jason Minaya steals it from Phillip Townsend | 26-44 |
| 02:18 | Cincinnati | Jason Minaya scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Irons | 26-47 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend travels with the ball | 26-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (PG) Lonnie Hallett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Garry Holcomb (SF), John Stock (PF), Joshua Duffy (C) Troy Blohm, Marvin Irons, Stanley Hudson | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell is fouled on the floor by Gerard Jeter - foul #4 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #15 | 26-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Lucy (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell misses the 1st free throw | 26-47 |
| 01:38 | Cincinnati | Brent Caswell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-48 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jared Cross (SG) Jason Minaya | |
| 01:06 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Brent Caswell | 26-50 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye is whistled for a carry | 26-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn (PG) Brent Caswell | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Nathan Tye is called for the reach on Matthew Harn - foul #3 on Nathan Tye, team foul #16 | 26-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Buchman (SG), Phillip Townsend (PF) David Lucy, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Blohm (SF) Garry Holcomb | |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn makes the 1st free throw | 26-51 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Matthew Harn misses the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Phillip Townsend | 26-51 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-51 |
| 00:21 | Cincinnati | John Stock pulls down the rebound | 26-51 |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Joshua Duffy misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 26-51 |
| 00:02 | Cincinnati | John Stock tips it home | 26-53 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 26-53 |