| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Waters (fresh) 4 pts. C - Matthew Bigley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson inbounds the ball | 32-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Matthew Bigley - foul #3 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Michael Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:05 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters throws it down | 34-33 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the runner near the basket | 34-35 |
| 18:23 | Cincinnati | Carmelo Reyes takes the ball from Robert Robinson | 34-35 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Michael Spears drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Doug Curtis | 34-38 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers drills a jumper from the right wing | 36-38 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Troy Chambers steals it from Robert Espinosa | 36-38 |
| 17:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Michael Spears gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Michael Spears drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Espinosa | 36-41 |
| 16:28 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-41 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Figueroa | 36-41 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Spears and he's hacked by Nicholas Stone - foul #2 on Nicholas Stone, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Robert Bury (PF) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Robert Robinson, Daniel Waters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Michael Spears | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the free throw | 36-43 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes grabs the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| 15:46 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone's floater is knocked away by Robert Espinosa | 36-43 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa snags the defensive board | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Bury - foul #1 on Robert Bury, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Richard Fitzgerald | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #3 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #1 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF) Eric Tait | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:56 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes is denied on a layup by Matthew Bigley | 36-46 |
| 14:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Bury | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:04 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-46 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-46 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers misses badly on a floater in the lane | 36-46 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa snags the defensive board | 36-46 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Robinson | 36-46 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson drills a shot from the left block set up by Troy Chambers | 38-46 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Michael Spears drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Oscar Figueroa | 38-49 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Carmelo Reyes - foul #3 on Carmelo Reyes, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF) Michael Spears, Oscar Figueroa | |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone grabs the offensive board | 39-49 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-49 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone tips it back up and in | 41-49 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Robert Benning pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Benning (fresh) SF - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Espinosa (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:04 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone drills a jumper from close range | 43-49 |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Nicholas Stone swats the short shot by Carmelo Reyes | 43-49 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury gets the rebound | 43-49 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Eric Tait (SF), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Robert Robinson, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Oscar Figueroa (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Doug Curtis, Leonard Sumlin, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Matthew Bigley - foul #4 on Matthew Bigley, team foul #4 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone (C) Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton blows the layup | 43-51 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 09:25 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 09:00 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shawn Saxton | 45-51 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-51 |
| 08:42 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 08:13 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters misses badly on a shot in the lane | 45-51 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters tips it in | 47-51 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Michael Spears buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Figueroa | 47-53 |
| 07:21 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Stone scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Troy Chambers | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Eric Tait (fresh) PF - Daniel Waters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) C - Michael Jacobson (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton, Eric Tait, Daniel Waters, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Richard Fitzgerald, Oscar Figueroa, Charles Spafford, Michael Jacobson | |
| 06:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Michael Spears connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Doug Curtis | 49-55 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-55 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Leonard Sumlin | 49-55 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is fouled on the floor by Frank Wilson - foul #3 on Frank Wilson, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (PG) Michael Spears | |
| 05:22 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters (PF) Robert Bury | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Shawn Saxton | 51-55 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis tips it home | 51-57 |
| 04:25 | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers is fouled on the floor by Doug Curtis - foul #3 on Doug Curtis, team foul #3 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Eric Tait (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG) Leonard Sumlin | |
| 04:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 51-57 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Oscar Figueroa | 51-57 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits a jumper near the basket | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:24 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton is fouled on the floor by Richard Fitzgerald - foul #2 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #4 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson (SF), Robert Bury (PF), Nicholas Stone (C) Eric Tait, Daniel Waters, Matthew Bigley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Leonard Sumlin (SF) Richard Fitzgerald, Oscar Figueroa | |
| 03:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Bury pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-59 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Troy Chambers (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Saxton (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Bury (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Nicholas Stone (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Leonard Sumlin swats the shot by Shawn Saxton | 51-59 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Leonard Sumlin | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wilson (PG), Robert Benning (SG) Troy Chambers, Shawn Saxton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Troy Chambers (PG), Shawn Saxton (SG), Daniel Waters (PF), Matthew Bigley (C) Frank Wilson, Robert Benning, Robert Bury, Nicholas Stone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SF) Leonard Sumlin | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #4 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Michael Spears drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Carmelo Reyes | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Matthew Bigley knocks in the floater near the basket | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa loses the dribble to Shawn Saxton | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 01:04 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters hits the follow up shot | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes is fouled on the floor by Daniel Waters - foul #1 on Daniel Waters, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Shawn Saxton is called for the reach on Doug Curtis - foul #1 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Cincinnati | Robert Robinson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 56-62 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the board | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa is hacked by Troy Chambers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Troy Chambers, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Carmelo Reyes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Troy Chambers, team foul #9 | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes gets the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes is fouled on the floor by Shawn Saxton - foul #2 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | Daniel Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis is fouled in the backcourt by Shawn Saxton - foul #3 on Shawn Saxton, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:14 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Chambers | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Troy Chambers is called for the reach on Michael Spears in the backcourt - foul #3 on Troy Chambers, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Spears makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Shawn Saxton misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa grabs the defensive rebound | 62-65 |