| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) SG - Roy Brown (fresh) SF - David Roeder (fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) C - Allen Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) SG - Jason Howard (fresh) SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) PF - Albert Bukowinski (fresh) C - Mike Mattes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mike Mattes and the foul's on Roy Brown - foul #1 on Roy Brown, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Stewart - foul #1 on Robert Stewart, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart tips it home | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs lays it in set up by Thomas Francis | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski grabs the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes misses the dunk but he's hacked by Allen Lane - foul #1 on Allen Lane, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:01 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Mike Mattes denies the turnaround by Frank Stubbs | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Arnold Potter | 4-6 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter is fouled on the floor by Frank Stubbs - foul #1 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Arnold Potter picks off the pass by David Roeder | 4-6 |
| 16:26 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Robert Stewart steals it from Frank Stubbs | 4-6 |
| 16:14 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart hits the finger roll | 4-8 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Allen Lane misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Mike Mattes - foul #1 on Mike Mattes, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (PG), Dustin Jackson (SF) Robert Stewart, Arnold Potter | |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Roeder (fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Allen Lane (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Romo (fresh) SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) PF - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) C - Mike Mattes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Romo | 6-10 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:03 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Romo | 6-12 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Mike Mattes steals it from Roy Brown | 6-12 |
| 14:37 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG) Roy Brown | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Arnold Potter (SF) Jason Howard, Dustin Jackson | |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski misses the easy layup | 6-12 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Lester Mize lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 8-12 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 8-12 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Allen Lane grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses long on a shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:33 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Albert Bukowinski | 8-12 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-12 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Stubbs | 8-12 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Mike Mattes is called for the reach on Lester Mize - foul #2 on Mike Mattes, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG), John Howell (C) Michael Romo, Mike Mattes | |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Albert Bukowinski - foul #1 on Albert Bukowinski, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 12:35 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter makes the 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Frank Stubbs is denied by Albert Bukowinski | 10-15 |
| 12:20 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Howard, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson (PF) Albert Bukowinski | |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Allen Lane misses the easy layup | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | Allen Lane can't tip it in | 10-15 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Allen Lane gets the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Roeder (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Hudson (fresh) C - John Howell (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Thomas Francis | 12-15 |
| 11:35 | Cincinnati | John Howell loses the ball out of bounds | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Johnson (PF) Frank Stubbs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (PG) Robert Stewart | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | David Roeder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Romo - foul #1 on Michael Romo, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson (SF) Arnold Potter | |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | David Roeder makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Thomas Francis - foul #1 on Thomas Francis, team foul #5 | 13-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski (PF) John Howell | |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo misses the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 10:58 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | David Roeder knocks in the fadeaway from the left block and he's fouled by Albert Bukowinski - foul #2 on Albert Bukowinski, team foul #7 | 15-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SG), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Howell (C) Albert Bukowinski | |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | David Roeder makes the free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:31 | Cincinnati | John Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Arnold Potter (SF) Jason Howard, Dustin Jackson | |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Hudson - foul #1 on Lawrence Hudson, team foul #8 | 16-16 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lester Mize - foul #1 on Lester Mize, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Frank Stubbs (PF), Allen Lane (C) David Davis, Louis Johnson, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG) Michael Romo | |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 09:50 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | David Roeder clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 17-18 |
| 09:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to John Howell | 17-18 |
| 09:03 | Cincinnati | John Howell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Howell, team foul #9 | 17-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SG) Lester Mize | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | David Roeder's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Hudson | 17-18 |
| 08:40 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard pulls down the rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:18 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson throws it down set up by Robert Stewart | 17-20 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Allen Lane is whistled for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Lester Mize (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, David Roeder, Frank Stubbs, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Dustin Jackson (SF) Robert Stewart, Jason Howard, Arnold Potter | |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 17-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) SG - Lester Mize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Perry Crum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Romo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lawrence Hudson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Howell (tiring) | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-23 |
| 07:26 | Cincinnati | John Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:17 | Cincinnati | John Howell misses the jump hook from the right block | 17-23 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Lester Mize travels with the ball | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Allen Lane (C) Clyde Gooding, Lester Mize, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG), Arnold Potter (SF) William Mitchell, Dustin Jackson | |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter loses the ball out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG) Michael Romo | |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | Allen Lane clanks a turnaround from the left block | 17-23 |
| 06:12 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Roeder | 17-23 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hudson - foul #2 on Lawrence Hudson, team foul #10 | 17-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski (PF) Lawrence Hudson | |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard is hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG) David Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (SG) Albert Bukowinski | |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Allen Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Allen Lane drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Francis | 20-24 |
| 05:03 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter comes up short on the runner in the lane | 20-24 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 20-24 |
| 04:41 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Romo | 20-26 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), David Davis (SG), Louis Johnson (PF), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Lester Mize, Frank Stubbs, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG), Dustin Jackson (SF), Albert Bukowinski (PF) Robert Stewart, Arnold Potter, Jason Howard | |
| 03:59 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Perry Crum's dunk attempt is rejected by Albert Bukowinski | 20-28 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by John Howell - foul #2 on John Howell, team foul #11 | 20-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) David Roeder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes (C) John Howell | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Romo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Albert Bukowinski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Mike Mattes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Albert Bukowinski | 22-31 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Albert Bukowinski steals the ball from Clyde Gooding | 22-31 |
| 02:41 | Cincinnati | Perry Crum steps in front of the Mike Mattes pass | 22-31 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 02:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 22-31 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-31 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Gooding | 22-31 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Albert Bukowinski - foul #3 on Albert Bukowinski, team foul #12 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Roeder (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), Allen Lane (C) Clyde Gooding, David Davis, Louis Johnson, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Jason Howard (SG), Arnold Potter (SF), Lawrence Hudson (PF) Michael Romo, William Mitchell, Dustin Jackson, Albert Bukowinski | |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 00:54 | Cincinnati | Allen Lane swats the short shot by Robert Stewart | 23-31 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Roy Brown pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Hudson - foul #3 on Lawrence Hudson, team foul #13 | 23-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Howell (PF) Lawrence Hudson | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Thomas Francis - foul #2 on Thomas Francis, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Allen Lane | 25-32 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | David Roeder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Mike Mattes - foul #3 on Mike Mattes, team foul #14 | 25-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski (PF) Mike Mattes | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | David Roeder makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart hits a halfcourt shot | 26-35 |