| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Richard Lynn (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) SG - David Paylor (fresh) SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Daniel Hammond | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | Cincinnati | Michael Smith takes the ball from Clifford Henderson | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Lawson | 3-0 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kevin Ward, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | David Paylor steals the ball from Carl Stewart | 3-0 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Michael Smith misses short on an open fadeaway from the left block | 3-0 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Paul Read grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 16:55 | Cincinnati | David Paylor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-3 |
| 16:44 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson is fouled on the floor by David Paylor - foul #1 on David Paylor, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Timothy David (SG), William Maggard (SF), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Timothy David is denied on a dunk by Daniel Hammond | 3-3 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 16:11 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is fouled on the floor by William Maggard - foul #1 on William Maggard, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Roy Worth (C) Paul Read, David Paylor, Kevin Ward, Daniel Hammond | |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Chadwick Webber picks off the pass by Shawn Runyon | 3-3 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) SG - Timothy David (fresh) SF - William Maggard (fresh) PF - Christopher Yale (fresh) C - Chadwick Webber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) SF - Jarod Shafer (fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass is called for traveling | 3-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Gelman (C) Timothy David | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG) Clifford Henderson | |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | The jumper by Jarod Shafer is denied by William Maggard | 3-3 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Frank Gelman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | William Maggard clanks a shot from the free throw line | 3-3 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Gelman | 3-3 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass buries a 3 from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 14:24 | Cincinnati | Paul Read misses the 3 from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 14:22 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 14:01 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher banks in the layup | 6-5 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 13:40 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:30 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 6-5 |
| 13:29 | Cincinnati | Paul Read grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 13:15 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Frank Gelman grabs the defensive rebound | 6-5 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses the shot from just outside the lane | 6-5 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Frank Gelman - foul #1 on Frank Gelman, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Carl Stewart (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Chadwick Webber, Joshua Douglass, William Maggard, Christopher Yale, Frank Gelman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Paylor (PG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Kevin Ward (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) Paul Read, Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher, Roy Worth | |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Michael Smith pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Stewart | 8-6 |
| 11:59 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 8-6 |
| 11:57 | Cincinnati | David Paylor grabs the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 11:41 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson's pass is intercepted by Michael Smith | 8-6 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Richard Lynn (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Paylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shawn Runyon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on David Paylor - foul #2 on David Paylor, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), John Kimball (SG) David Paylor, Shawn Runyon | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 11:30 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward grabs the board | 8-6 |
| 11:01 | Cincinnati | Paul Read throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-6 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Clifford Henderson steps in front of the Carl Stewart pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 8-6 |
| 10:18 | Cincinnati | Carl Stewart takes the ball from Daniel Hammond | 8-6 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right block | 8-6 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Michael Smith snags the offensive board | 8-6 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Clifford Henderson - foul #1 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #4 | 8-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jarod Shafer (SF) Paul Read | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 10-6 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond connects on the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Clifford Henderson and the foul's on Carl Stewart - foul #1 on Carl Stewart, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Maggard (PF), Michael Smith (C) Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) John Kimball, Kevin Ward | |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the free throw | 10-8 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Michael Smith grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-8 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon is whistled for traveling | 10-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), Richard Lynn (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Joshua Douglass, William Maggard, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), Roy Worth (C) Clifford Henderson, Daniel Hammond | |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Chadwick Webber | 12-8 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Lynn - foul #1 on Richard Lynn, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (PF), Michael Smith (C) Brandon Lawson, Richard Lynn, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (SF) Jarod Shafer | |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher misses the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Boyce Usher is called for the reach on Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Boyce Usher, team foul #5 | 12-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward (PF) Boyce Usher | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) PF - Christopher Yale (fresh) C - Michael Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Paul Read (fresh) SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Ward (fresh) C - Roy Worth (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-9 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Michael Smith hits the follow up shot | 14-9 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 14-9 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Yale pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Roy Worth is called for the reach on Christopher Yale - foul #1 on Roy Worth, team foul #6 | 14-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), William Maggard (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Christopher Yale, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SG), Jarod Shafer (SF), Daniel Hammond (C) Paul Read, Shawn Runyon, Roy Worth | |
| 06:13 | West Virginia | William Maggard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-9 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Lawson - foul #1 on Brandon Lawson, team foul #5 | 14-9 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Joshua Douglass, William Maggard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG) Clifford Henderson | |
| 05:07 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward is hacked by Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Christopher Lipe, team foul #6 | 14-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (PF), Michael Smith (C) Brandon Lawson, Richard Lynn, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond hits the finger roll set up by John Kimball and he's fouled by Michael Smith - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), William Maggard (SF), Richard Lynn (PF) Carl Stewart, Christopher Lipe, Christopher Yale | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson (PG), Shawn Runyon (SG), Boyce Usher (PF) Paul Read, John Kimball, Kevin Ward | |
| 04:44 | Cincinnati | Daniel Hammond misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Michael Smith is blocked by Daniel Hammond | 14-12 |
| 04:30 | West Virginia | Richard Lynn misses the tip | 14-12 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Boyce Usher | 14-12 |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson is hacked by William Maggard - foul #2 on William Maggard, team foul #8 | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Stewart (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Joshua Douglass, William Maggard, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:01 | Cincinnati | Clifford Henderson misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Yale | 14-12 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Daniel Hammond swats the short shot by Christopher Lipe | 14-12 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 03:27 | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon drills a floater from the right side | 16-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brandon Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Stewart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Christopher Yale (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chadwick Webber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Clifford Henderson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Runyon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jarod Shafer (fairly fresh) PF - Boyce Usher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Hammond (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Clifford Henderson is called for the reach on Brandon Lawson - foul #2 on Clifford Henderson, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Paul Read (PG), David Paylor (SG), Kevin Ward (PF), Roy Worth (C) Shawn Runyon, Jarod Shafer, Boyce Usher, Daniel Hammond | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 03:16 | Cincinnati | Kevin Ward gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-14 |
| 02:51 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth snags the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Paul Read connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Clifford Henderson | 16-17 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe is fouled on the floor by Roy Worth as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Roy Worth, team foul #8 | 16-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass (PG), Christopher Yale (PF), Chadwick Webber (C) Brandon Lawson, Richard Lynn, Michael Smith | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Kimball (SF) Clifford Henderson | |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 01:52 | Cincinnati | Paul Read drills a shot from the right side | 18-19 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Douglass | 20-19 |
| 01:23 | Cincinnati | Paul Read connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Paylor | 20-22 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Joshua Douglass misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Paul Read gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Roy Worth's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Yale | 20-22 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | John Kimball tips it in | 20-24 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Paylor - foul #3 on David Paylor, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brandon Lawson (PG), William Maggard (SF), Richard Lynn (PF), Michael Smith (C) Joshua Douglass, Christopher Lipe, Christopher Yale, Chadwick Webber | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shawn Runyon (SG), Clifford Henderson (SF), Boyce Usher (PF), Daniel Hammond (C) David Paylor, John Kimball, Kevin Ward, Roy Worth | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Carl Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Boyce Usher connects on the runner from the right block | 22-26 |