| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) C - Walter Campbell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Nenad Sadowski blocks the short jumper by Junior Bogue | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is hacked by Paul Cabral - foul #1 on Paul Cabral, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Kinard | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Young | 0-3 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Junior Bogue | 2-6 |
| 17:03 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Young | 2-9 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shawn Taylor | 4-9 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits a wide open runner from the left block | 4-11 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:12 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:50 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is fouled on the floor by Walter Campbell - foul #1 on Walter Campbell, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Robert Hovis (SG), Michael Keene (SF), Dennis Scott (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Shawn Taylor, Junior Bogue, Paul Cabral, Mark Reynolds, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) SG - Robert Hovis (fresh) SF - Michael Keene (fresh) PF - Dennis Scott (fresh) C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski throws it down on a great pass from Jeffrey Young | 4-13 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | The jumper by Dennis Scott is denied by Thomas Kinard | 4-13 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Hovis picks off the pass by Jeffrey Young | 4-13 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts hits the finger roll set up by Robert Hovis | 6-13 |
| 14:17 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is hacked by Michael Keene - foul #1 on Michael Keene, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Junior Bogue (SG), Paul Cabral (SF), Mark Reynolds (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Jackie Stutts, Robert Hovis, Michael Keene, Dennis Scott, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy is whistled for a carry | 6-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Donald Hamann (SF) Jeffrey Young, Terry Kennedy | |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Love - foul #1 on Dennis Love, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 13:09 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:47 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Campbell | 7-13 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell loses the dribble to Howard Barrett | 7-13 |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 7-13 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Jermaine Scarborough steals the ball from Mark Reynolds | 7-13 |
| 11:52 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 7-13 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) PF - Mark Reynolds (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Walter Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Dennis Love (fresh) SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-13 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell can't tip it in | 7-13 |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Scarborough pulls down the rebound | 7-13 |
| 11:27 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Dennis Love - foul #2 on Dennis Love, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Michael Keene (SF), Dennis Scott (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Shawn Taylor, Paul Cabral, Mark Reynolds, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Jeffrey Young (SG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jake Bechtol, Dennis Love, Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Frank Wright steals the ball from Jackie Stutts | 7-13 |
| 11:15 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright dunks the ball | 7-15 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 10:57 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 10:40 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski hits the follow up shot | 7-17 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Michael Keene misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Terry Kennedy - foul #1 on Terry Kennedy, team foul #3 | 7-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Robert Hovis (SG), Paul Cabral (SF) Jackie Stutts, Junior Bogue, Dennis Scott | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Michael Keene misses the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Michael Keene makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 8-17 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Keene | 8-17 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Hovis | 11-17 |
| 09:32 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Nenad Sadowski | 11-20 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Michael Keene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Campbell (C) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:51 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 08:50 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Wright | 11-20 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Shawn Taylor steals it from Jeffrey Young | 11-20 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Thomas Kinard steals it from Michael Keene | 11-20 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is open and buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Kinard | 11-22 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Robert Hovis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Young - foul #1 on Jeffrey Young, team foul #4 | 11-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Junior Bogue (SG), Dennis Scott (SF), Mark Reynolds (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Shawn Taylor, Robert Hovis, Paul Cabral, Michael Keene, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Donald Hamann (SF), Howard Barrett (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Terry Kennedy, Thomas Kinard, Nenad Sadowski | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jackie Stutts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Junior Bogue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dennis Scott (fresh) PF - Mark Reynolds (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jake Bechtol (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Hamann (fresh) PF - Howard Barrett (fresh) C - Jermaine Scarborough (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas drills a shot from the free throw line | 13-22 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-22 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jake Bechtol | 13-25 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Hamann - foul #1 on Donald Hamann, team foul #5 | 13-25 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Hamann is hacked by Dennis Scott - foul #1 on Dennis Scott, team foul #4 | 15-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Campbell (C) Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:06 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Howard Barrett | 15-28 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-28 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell tips it home | 17-28 |
| 05:23 | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott grabs the board | 17-28 |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor (PG), Paul Cabral (SF), Michael Keene (PF) Jackie Stutts, Dennis Scott, Mark Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Frank Wright (PG), Terry Kennedy (SF), Thomas Kinard (PF), Nenad Sadowski (C) Jeffrey Young, Donald Hamann, Howard Barrett, Jermaine Scarborough | |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy misses short on a 3 from straight away | 17-28 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-28 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Junior Bogue and the foul's on Thomas Kinard - foul #1 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG) Junior Bogue | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG) Jake Bechtol | |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell misses the free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:50 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard clanks a turnaround from the right block | 19-28 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor snags the defensive board | 19-28 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Walter Campbell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 19-28 |
| 04:02 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 03:43 | Cincinnati | Thomas Kinard makes the wide open jumper near the basket | 19-30 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shawn Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hovis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Cabral (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Keene (fresh) 1 pts. C - Walter Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Frank Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jeffrey Young (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Kennedy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Kinard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Nenad Sadowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Shawn Taylor connects on the 3 from the right corner | 22-30 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Michael Keene steals the ball from Thomas Kinard | 22-30 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral is hacked by Thomas Kinard - foul #2 on Thomas Kinard, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Junior Bogue (SG), Mark Reynolds (PF), Christopher Thomas (C) Robert Hovis, Michael Keene, Walter Campbell | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dennis Love (SG), Howard Barrett (PF) Jeffrey Young, Thomas Kinard | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett grabs the board | 23-30 |
| 03:03 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski is open but misses the lay-in | 23-30 |
| 03:02 | Cincinnati | Howard Barrett tips it in | 23-32 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-32 |
| 02:44 | Cincinnati | Nenad Sadowski pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | Terry Kennedy works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Christopher Thomas pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Terry Kennedy takes the ball from Christopher Thomas | 23-32 |
| 02:01 | Cincinnati | Frank Wright jams it set up by Terry Kennedy | 23-34 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral buries a 3 from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Dennis Love clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-34 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Mark Reynolds gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Barrett - foul #1 on Howard Barrett, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jackie Stutts (PG), Michael Keene (PF) Shawn Taylor, Mark Reynolds | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jake Bechtol (PG), Thomas Kinard (PF), Jermaine Scarborough (C) Frank Wright, Terry Kennedy, Nenad Sadowski | |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 00:35 | Cincinnati | Christopher Thomas steps in front of the Jermaine Scarborough pass | 28-34 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Paul Cabral is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Paul Cabral, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Hovis (SG), Dennis Scott (PF), Walter Campbell (C) Junior Bogue, Paul Cabral, Christopher Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young (SG), Donald Hamann (SF) Dennis Love, Howard Barrett | |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Jeffrey Young is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-34 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dennis Scott | 28-34 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dennis Scott misses the halfcourt shot | 28-34 |