| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the shot from close range | 34-35 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Carl Ambler - foul #2 on Carl Ambler, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:19 | Cincinnati | William Harris is hacked by Raymond Harder - foul #1 on Raymond Harder, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:11 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits a driving attempt from the left block | 38-35 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Charles Chang blocks the short jumper by Claude Spence | 38-35 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor tips it home | 40-35 |
| 18:13 | Cincinnati | Joseph Taylor steals the ball from Nicholas Rogers | 40-35 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the dunk but the foul's on Carl Ambler - foul #3 on Carl Ambler, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG) Carl Ambler | |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 18:00 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Nicholas Rogers | 40-35 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | William Harris is fouled on the floor by Joseph Taylor - foul #2 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Raymond Harder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF) William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 17:22 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert tips it but misses | 40-35 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Charles Chang snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:11 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:07 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a turnaround from close range | 40-35 |
| 17:06 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the dunk attempt | 40-37 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 40-37 |
| 16:33 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-39 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Charles Chang's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Papas | 40-39 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert connects on the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Joseph Taylor - foul #3 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), William Garfield (SF), Michael Barth (PF) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Howard Epperson | 40-41 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Winterberg | 43-41 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Dale Harbert and he's fouled by William Garfield - foul #2 on William Garfield, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| 16:01 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Garfield (fresh) PF - Michael Barth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Fred Papas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Harder | 45-43 |
| 15:17 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert clanks a floater in the paint | 45-43 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | James Winterberg connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Claude Spence - foul #2 on Claude Spence, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF) Michael Barth, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Fred Papas | |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:40 | Cincinnati | William Harris is hacked by Raymond Harder - foul #2 on Raymond Harder, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), Nicholas Rogers (C) William Harris, John Johnson | |
| 14:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers loses the ball out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (SG), Joseph Taylor (C) Raymond Harder, William Garfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (SG), James Shrum (SF), John Johnson (PF) Leroy Jackson, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits a floater from just outside the lane | 50-43 |
| 13:53 | Cincinnati | John Johnson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-43 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Herbert Sadler | 50-43 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-43 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Taylor | 50-43 |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Dale Harbert - foul #1 on Dale Harbert, team foul #4 | 52-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Joel Goering | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Fred Papas (PF) Dale Harbert, John Johnson | |
| 13:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses the free throw | 52-43 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | William Harris connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Ambler | 52-46 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Taylor and he's fouled by Fred Papas - foul #2 on Fred Papas, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), William Garfield (C) James Winterberg, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) James Shrum, Fred Papas | |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers is fouled on the floor by William Garfield - foul #3 on William Garfield, team foul #6 | 55-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Barth (C) Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Fred Papas (C) Nicholas Rogers | |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence dunks the ball set up by Carl Ambler | 55-48 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler's layup is rejected by Jimmy Wooldridge | 55-48 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Herbert Sadler - foul #4 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF), Howard Epperson (C) John Quackenbush, William Garfield, Herbert Sadler, Michael Barth | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), Nicholas Rogers (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Fred Papas | |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 11:43 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Dale Harbert | 55-51 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-51 |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 10:55 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits a floater from just outside the lane | 55-53 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Jackson - foul #1 on Leroy Jackson, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) Raymond Harder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF) Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers makes the jump hook from the right block set up by Leroy Jackson | 56-55 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | James Winterberg gets the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Charles Chang loses the ball out of bounds | 56-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Garfield (SF), Michael Barth (PF) Charles Chang, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | William Harris misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | William Garfield grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-55 |
| 09:17 | Cincinnati | John Johnson gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler is hacked by Michael Barth - foul #2 on Michael Barth, team foul #8 | 56-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), Charles Chang (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF) James Winterberg, Michael Barth, Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) James Shrum, Fred Papas, John Johnson | |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 08:52 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush clanks a shot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Ambler | 56-59 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-59 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Ambler, team foul #7 | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG) Carl Ambler, William Harris | |
| 08:02 | West Virginia | Nicholas Rogers swats the layup by Charles Chang | 58-59 |
| 08:01 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (PF) William Garfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 58-59 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Charles Chang gets the offensive rebound | 58-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Raymond Harder | 60-59 |
| 07:15 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence comes up short on the floater in the paint | 60-59 |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the tip | 60-59 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Charles Chang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Howard Epperson (C) Raymond Harder, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the jump hook near the basket set up by William Harris | 60-61 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by James Winterberg | 62-61 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | John Johnson comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Charles Chang - foul #2 on Charles Chang, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (SG), William Garfield (SF) James Winterberg, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) Fred Papas | |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is whistled for traveling | 62-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Fred Papas (PF) Carl Ambler, John Johnson | |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 05:20 | Cincinnati | William Harris gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | James Shrum is hacked by William Garfield - foul #4 on William Garfield, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), Joseph Taylor (PF) Joel Goering, Herbert Sadler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) William Harris, Fred Papas | |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | James Shrum makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | James Shrum makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Raymond Harder | 64-65 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on James Shrum - foul #3 on James Shrum, team foul #8 | 64-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), Charles Chang (SF) John Quackenbush, William Garfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), Claude Spence (SF) Leroy Jackson, James Shrum | |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-65 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Carl Ambler | 64-68 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Winterberg (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Harder and the foul's on Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #2 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #9 | 66-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (PF) Howard Epperson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Fred Papas (C) Dale Harbert, Nicholas Rogers | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Charles Chang makes the free throw | 67-68 |
| 03:15 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-68 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | William Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is fouled on the floor by Charles Chang - foul #3 on Charles Chang, team foul #11 | 67-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), William Garfield (C) Raymond Harder, Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) William Garfield | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge (PF), Nicholas Rogers (C) Fred Papas, John Johnson | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson scores on a floater from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | William Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-69 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush grabs the defensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Claude Spence | 69-71 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the jump hook from the baseline | 71-71 |
| 01:21 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by William Harris | 71-74 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Cincinnati | John Quackenbush steps in front of the Claude Spence pass | 73-74 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 75-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by William Harris and the foul's on Charles Chang - foul #4 on Charles Chang, team foul #12 | 75-76 |
| 00:18 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 75-76 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Harris - foul #1 on William Harris, team foul #10 | 75-76 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder misses the 1st free throw | 75-76 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder makes the 2nd free throw | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence can't connect on a floater from close range | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Chang | 76-76 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder clanks a fullcourt shot | 76-76 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers wins the tip | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 04:39 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence loses the dribble to Howard Epperson | 76-76 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 78-76 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 78-76 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-76 |
| 03:42 | Cincinnati | William Harris is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-76 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 78-76 |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler misses the jump hook near the basket | 78-76 |
| 02:46 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler grabs the board | 78-76 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the dunk but the foul's on Charles Chang - foul #5 on Charles Chang, team foul #13 | 78-76 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), William Garfield (SF) Raymond Harder, Charles Chang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), Fred Papas (PF) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG) James Winterberg | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, Fred Papas | |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-77 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson hits the follow up shot | 80-77 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | William Garfield swats the layup by Claude Spence | 80-77 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | William Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 80-77 |
| 01:58 | Cincinnati | William Harris works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Rogers | 80-80 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush makes the jump hook from the left block | 82-80 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 82-80 |
| 01:26 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 82-80 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #3 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #11 | 82-80 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler misses the 2nd free throw | 83-80 |
| 01:05 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 83-80 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Harder - foul #3 on Raymond Harder, team foul #14 | 83-80 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 1st free throw | 83-81 |
| 00:50 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 83-82 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Raymond Harder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Garfield (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 18 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 85-82 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Howard Epperson denies the turnaround by Nicholas Rogers | 85-82 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the board | 85-82 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Ambler - foul #5 on Carl Ambler, team foul #12 | 85-82 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG) Carl Ambler | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-82 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge gets the offensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:06 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 87-82 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert gets the offensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 00:01 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 87-82 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the offensive rebound | 87-82 |