| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence inbounds the ball | 35-42 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Carl Ambler | 37-42 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder loses the ball out of bounds | 37-42 |
| 19:18 | Cincinnati | William Harris buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Ambler | 39-42 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Jimmy Wooldridge denies the turnaround by Howard Epperson | 39-42 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Chang | 39-42 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is hacked by Herbert Sadler - foul #3 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor (PF) Herbert Sadler | |
| 18:32 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Charles Chang steals it from Claude Spence | 39-42 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder throws it down on a great pass from Charles Chang | 39-44 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Quackenbush - foul #1 on John Quackenbush, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:40 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Jimmy Wooldridge is called for the reach on Raymond Harder - foul #1 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG) Raymond Harder | |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | The short jumper by James Winterberg is denied by Nicholas Rogers | 39-44 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Charles Chang misses the tip | 39-44 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson tips it in | 39-46 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-46 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Charles Chang comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-46 |
| 16:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | The jumper by James Shrum is denied by James Winterberg | 39-46 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | James Winterberg pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 16:10 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 15:49 | Cincinnati | Charles Chang steals it from Fred Papas | 39-46 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Charles Chang slams it home | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Shrum (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Joseph Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 39-48 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 15:14 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-48 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | James Winterberg can't tip it in | 39-48 |
| 14:56 | Cincinnati | James Shrum grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:50 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert is hacked by Charles Chang - foul #2 on Charles Chang, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), William Garfield (SF), Herbert Sadler (PF), Michael Barth (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Joseph Taylor, Howard Epperson | |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | William Garfield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Carl Ambler steps in front of the James Winterberg pass in the backcourt | 39-48 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | William Harris lays it in on a great pass from Carl Ambler | 41-48 |
| 14:09 | West Virginia | James Winterberg misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 14:07 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Johnson (C) Fred Papas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (PG) James Winterberg | |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler connects on the floater near the basket | 41-50 |
| 13:04 | Cincinnati | Michael Barth picks off the pass by Jimmy Wooldridge | 41-50 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Carl Ambler steals the ball from Herbert Sadler | 41-50 |
| 12:55 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler misses the easy layup | 41-50 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Garfield | 41-50 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jimmy Wooldridge - foul #2 on Jimmy Wooldridge, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Charles Chang (SF), Howard Epperson (C) Joel Goering, William Garfield, Michael Barth | |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 12:28 | Cincinnati | William Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-52 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge grabs the board | 41-52 |
| 12:17 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence can't connect on a floater near the basket | 41-52 |
| 12:16 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses the tip | 43-52 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler tips it but misses | 43-52 |
| 11:54 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Rogers | 45-52 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jimmy Wooldridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Harder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Herbert Sadler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Cincinnati | William Harris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-55 |
| 11:13 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence grabs the offensive board | 45-55 |
| 11:02 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses short on a jumper in the lane | 45-55 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Charles Chang connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 10:23 | Cincinnati | Charles Chang steals it from Claude Spence | 45-58 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-58 |
| 10:02 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jimmy Wooldridge | 45-58 |
| 09:46 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers hits a floater in the paint | 47-58 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Rogers - foul #3 on Nicholas Rogers, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), Fred Papas (PF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Jimmy Wooldridge, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG), Joel Goering (SG), William Garfield (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF) John Quackenbush, Raymond Harder, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by William Garfield - foul #1 on William Garfield, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Barth (C) Howard Epperson | |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:11 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #5 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (SF) Michael Barth | |
| 08:27 | Cincinnati | 3 seconds is called on Leroy Jackson | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG) Joel Goering | |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | James Winterberg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 08:06 | Cincinnati | James Shrum grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 07:49 | Cincinnati | James Shrum can't connect on a shot in the paint | 48-60 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by William Garfield - foul #2 on William Garfield, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Pidgeon (SF) James Shrum | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (PF) William Garfield | |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:28 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Dale Harbert (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Pidgeon (fresh) PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 5 stl. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by John Quackenbush | 49-62 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Taylor - foul #4 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), John Johnson (PF) Leroy Jackson, Fred Papas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Joseph Taylor | |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Charles Chang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 06:40 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert snags the defensive board | 50-62 |
| 06:20 | Cincinnati | Richard Pidgeon is whistled for traveling | 50-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Jimmy Wooldridge (PF) Dale Harbert, Richard Pidgeon, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Harder (SG), William Garfield (SF) James Winterberg, Charles Chang | |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush hits a fadeaway from the left side set up by Herbert Sadler | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on William Garfield - foul #3 on William Garfield, team foul #8 | 50-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Fred Papas (C) Carl Ambler, John Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence misses the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Claude Spence makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 05:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Fred Papas | 51-64 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on William Garfield - foul #4 on William Garfield, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers (C) Fred Papas | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Chang (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF) Herbert Sadler, Howard Epperson | |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 05:04 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Charles Chang can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-64 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | James Winterberg tips it in | 53-66 |
| 04:32 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Wooldridge throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF) William Harris, Claude Spence | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Michael Barth (C) James Winterberg, William Garfield | |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Charles Chang knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-68 |
| 03:57 | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert hits a jumper from the right wing | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Harder's pass is intercepted by Dale Harbert | 55-68 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Dale Harbert and the foul's on Michael Barth - foul #4 on Michael Barth, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler (PG), William Harris (SG), Claude Spence (SF), Fred Papas (PF) Dale Harbert, Leroy Jackson, James Shrum, Jimmy Wooldridge | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Herbert Sadler (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Raymond Harder, Joseph Taylor, Michael Barth | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Rogers misses the free throw | 57-68 |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas grabs the offensive rebound | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Ambler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Claude Spence (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Fred Papas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nicholas Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Chang (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 5 stl. PF - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 57-68 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler grabs the board | 57-68 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Charles Chang's dunk attempt is rejected by Fred Papas | 57-68 |
| 02:42 | Cincinnati | Carl Ambler snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 02:38 | Cincinnati | Herbert Sadler picks off the pass by Carl Ambler | 57-68 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by John Quackenbush and he's fouled by Fred Papas - foul #1 on Fred Papas, team foul #4 | 57-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dale Harbert (PG), Leroy Jackson (SG), James Shrum (SF), John Johnson (C) Carl Ambler, William Harris, Claude Spence, Nicholas Rogers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joel Goering (SG), William Garfield (SF), Joseph Taylor (PF), Michael Barth (C) John Quackenbush, Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler, Howard Epperson | |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the free throw | 57-71 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Winterberg - foul #2 on James Winterberg, team foul #11 | 57-71 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Michael Barth drills a fadeaway in the paint | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:03 | Cincinnati | Fred Papas makes the jump hook from close range | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Fred Papas - foul #2 on Fred Papas, team foul #5 | 61-73 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 61-74 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | John Johnson's pass is intercepted by Michael Barth | 61-75 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | John Johnson is called for the reach on William Garfield - foul #4 on John Johnson, team foul #6 | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Winterberg runs out the clock | 61-75 |