| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 33-38 |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 33-38 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 19:37 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 19:21 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand misses the driving attempt in the paint | 33-38 |
| 19:20 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Randall Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 18:44 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand blows the wide open layup | 33-38 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 18:16 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 18:14 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence pulls down the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gregory Coronel and the foul's on John Quackenbush - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| 17:56 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the free throw | 36-38 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Claude Spence is called for the reach on Michael Linhart - foul #2 on Claude Spence, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman (SF) Claude Spence | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is whistled for a carry | 36-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols (SF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (C) Howard Epperson | |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman hits the follow up shot | 38-38 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Kyle Nichols - foul #1 on Kyle Nichols, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (PF) Randall Green | |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Linhart - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF) Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF) Irvin Mickens | |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:38 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Michael Linhart picks off the pass by Nicholas Rogers | 38-40 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the lay-in | 38-40 |
| 15:52 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada grabs the board | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Canada (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Twyman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers blows the layup but the foul's on Herbert Sadler - foul #2 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Cory Hondo (SG), Gregory Coronel (PF) Michael Hamilton, Richard Canada, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-40 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:49 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Gregory Coronel | 43-40 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | James McCarrol hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gregory Coronel | 43-40 |
| 14:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-40 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | James Winterberg double dribbles | 43-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Darrell Hand (C) Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Charles Chang (PF) James Winterberg, James McCarrol, Randall Green | |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert drills a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Chang - foul #2 on Charles Chang, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| 13:27 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert's pass is intercepted by Irvin Mickens | 46-43 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 12:27 | Cincinnati | Charles Chang swats the layup by Gregory Coronel | 46-46 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 46-46 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens tips it back up and in | 46-48 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Darrell Hand | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Claude Spence blocks the short jumper by Charles Chang | 48-48 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel is hacked by John Quackenbush - foul #4 on John Quackenbush, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Joseph Twyman (SF), Nicholas Rogers (PF) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Randall Green (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Howard Epperson | |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-48 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-48 |
| 10:47 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:24 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Hamilton | 50-48 |
| 10:08 | West Virginia | Joseph Twyman steals the ball from Scott McPhie | 50-48 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Twyman | 52-48 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Richard Canada steals it from Scott McPhie | 52-48 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Scott McPhie steals it from Nicholas Rogers | 52-48 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens lays it in set up by Scott McPhie | 52-50 |
| 09:01 | Cincinnati | Irvin Mickens steps in front of the Joseph Twyman pass | 52-50 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Linhart | 52-52 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Linhart - foul #3 on Michael Linhart, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Hamilton, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (PG), James Winterberg (SG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Herbert Sadler | |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | James Winterberg grabs the defensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Richard Canada steals it from James Winterberg | 53-52 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Canada | 55-52 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Canada - foul #3 on Richard Canada, team foul #3 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG) Richard Canada | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | John Johnson grabs the board | 55-53 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) Joel Goering | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 4 pf. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) PF - Charles Chang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Green (PF) Charles Chang | |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 55-55 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Dale Harbert takes the ball from John Quackenbush in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Claude Spence | 57-55 |
| 06:39 | West Virginia | Randall Green misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 06:38 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel grabs the defensive rebound | 57-55 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel makes the contested turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Claude Spence | 59-55 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | Randall Green drills a jumper in the paint | 59-57 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-57 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson gets the rebound | 59-57 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | James McCarrol throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) James Winterberg, James McCarrol, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| 05:45 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols hits a jumpshot from the right side | 61-57 |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens clanks a jumper from the left block | 61-57 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Cory Hondo | 61-57 |
| 05:02 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Hamilton | 64-57 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Quackenbush and he's hacked by Nicholas Rogers - foul #2 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #5 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Darrell Hand (C) Michael Hamilton, Cory Hondo, Kyle Nichols | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Randall Green (PF) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses the free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:53 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:34 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Richard Canada is blocked by Randall Green | 64-59 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 04:16 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joseph Twyman | 67-59 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Linhart | 67-62 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Michael Linhart is called for the reach on Dale Harbert - foul #4 on Michael Linhart, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Hondo (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Gregory Coronel (PF) Richard Canada, Joseph Twyman, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (SF), Howard Epperson (C) Irvin Mickens, Herbert Sadler | |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:39 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Hondo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gregory Coronel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Darrell Hand (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) PF - Randall Green (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Darrell Hand - foul #1 on Darrell Hand, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG) Dale Harbert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (PF) Randall Green | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Chang | 69-63 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG) Michael Hamilton | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF) Scott McPhie, James McCarrol, Charles Chang | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-63 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens tips it but misses | 69-63 |
| 02:47 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand snags the defensive board | 69-63 |
| 02:30 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Cory Hondo | 71-63 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Cory Hondo knocks away the 3 by Michael Linhart | 71-63 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Darrell Hand pulls down the rebound | 71-63 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Gregory Coronel lays it up and in against a doubleteam set up by Claude Spence | 73-63 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Cory Hondo - foul #1 on Cory Hondo, team foul #7 | 73-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton (PG), Richard Canada (SG), Kyle Nichols (SF), Joseph Twyman (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Dale Harbert, Cory Hondo, Claude Spence, Gregory Coronel, Darrell Hand | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 73-64 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Cincinnati | Joseph Twyman hits a 3 from straight away | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Michael Hamilton steals it from Irvin Mickens | 76-64 |
| 01:26 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton slams it home | 78-64 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the shot in the paint | 78-66 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada scores on a jumper from close range set up by Joseph Twyman and he's hacked by Randall Green - foul #3 on Randall Green, team foul #8 | 80-66 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada makes the free throw | 81-66 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Irvin Mickens | 81-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Richard Canada clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 81-69 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson pulls down the rebound | 81-69 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the shot in the lane | 81-69 |
| 00:15 | Cincinnati | Kyle Nichols snags the defensive board | 81-69 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Michael Hamilton runs out the clock | 81-69 |