| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adam Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Schuster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Clopton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan inbounds the ball | 37-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | West Virginia | Jack Head is fouled on the floor by Adam Roberts - foul #3 on Adam Roberts, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG) Adam Roberts | |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 19:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Joseph Clopton denies the turnaround by Joey Dolan | 37-29 |
| 19:10 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Joey Dolan - foul #2 on Joey Dolan, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 18:50 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Head | 40-31 |
| 18:12 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix | 40-33 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes loses the ball out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 17:42 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton comes up short on the jumper from close range | 40-33 |
| 17:41 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster hits the follow up shot | 40-35 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Jack Head grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper near the basket | 42-35 |
| 16:51 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeremy Lacroix | 42-38 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Brewer - foul #1 on Richard Brewer, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (SF), Anthony Madera (PF) Joey Dolan, Kevin Manes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas (SG) Richard Brewer | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Jack Head makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Jack Head makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Christopher Sanders - foul #3 on Christopher Sanders, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 16:24 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Jack Head is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster misses the fadeaway in the paint | 44-40 |
| 15:56 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster tips it home | 44-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Head (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Madera (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Silvas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Schuster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Clopton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF), Kevin Manes (PF) Jack Head, Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Adam Roberts (SG), Richard Brewer (SF) Joshua Silvas, Robert Wong | |
| 15:29 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 15:28 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #1 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:54 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 14:52 | Cincinnati | Adam Roberts grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster's floater is knocked away by Kevin Manes | 44-42 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes can't throw it down | 44-42 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Hilliard | 44-42 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas tips it home | 46-42 |
| 13:42 | Cincinnati | Adam Roberts is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Brewer | 46-45 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Adam Roberts - foul #4 on Adam Roberts, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Anthony Madera (PF) Joey Dolan, Kevin Manes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas (SG), Robert Wong (SF), Abraham Williams (PF) Adam Roberts, Richard Brewer, Ronald Schuster | |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 46-45 |
| 12:44 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-45 |
| 12:39 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong tips it back up and in | 46-47 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Hilliard | 49-47 |
| 12:07 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF), Kevin Manes (PF) Jerry Hilliard, Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Ulysses Loftin (C) Joshua Silvas, Joseph Clopton | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster (PF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Schuster (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Abraham Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:19 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wong | 49-47 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | Jack Head is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Joey Dolan | 51-47 |
| 10:45 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst (PF) Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas (PG), Ulysses Loftin (C) Jeremy Lacroix, Abraham Williams | |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Ulysses Loftin steps in front of the Fredrick Thomas pass | 51-47 |
| 10:11 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer is fouled on the floor by Kevin Manes - foul #2 on Kevin Manes, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders (C) Kevin Manes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton (C) Ulysses Loftin | |
| 09:56 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton tips it in | 51-49 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Joseph Clopton swats the layup by Fredrick Thomas | 51-49 |
| 09:36 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Clopton | 51-52 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Clopton | 51-52 |
| 09:04 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:43 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Ronald Schuster | 51-55 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 08:24 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 08:10 | Cincinnati | Jack Head picks off the pass by Joshua Silvas | 51-55 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Head | 54-55 |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster connects on the shot from close range | 54-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (tiring) 20 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Head (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joey Dolan (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) C - Christopher Sanders (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Joshua Silvas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wong (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 10 reb. PF - Ronald Schuster (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Clopton (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses long on a floater near the basket | 54-57 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Wong | 54-57 |
| 06:59 | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 06:49 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:28 | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 06:08 | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton snags the offensive board | 54-57 |
| 05:47 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Schuster | 54-59 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Joshua Silvas - foul #2 on Joshua Silvas, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF), Anthony Madera (C) Joey Dolan, Mark Broadhurst, Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Adam Roberts (SG), Abraham Williams (PF), Ulysses Loftin (C) Joshua Silvas, Richard Brewer, Ronald Schuster, Joseph Clopton | |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 05:11 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-59 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera gets the offensive rebound | 56-59 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes makes the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Fredrick Thomas | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix scores on a floater from the left side | 58-61 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 04:04 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 03:46 | Cincinnati | Adam Roberts misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 03:45 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the offensive board | 58-61 |
| 03:23 | Cincinnati | Adam Roberts hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jeremy Lacroix | 58-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Head (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Adam Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SF - Robert Wong (tiring) 18 pts. 14 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | West Virginia | Jack Head is hacked by Adam Roberts - foul #5 on Adam Roberts, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF) Jack Head | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG) Adam Roberts | |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 58-64 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders (C) Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas (SG), Joseph Clopton (C) Robert Wong, Ulysses Loftin | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Abraham Williams | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:03 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (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 triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-68 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Joseph Clopton snags the defensive board | 61-68 |
| 01:56 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG) Jerry Hilliard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Wong (SF), Ronald Schuster (PF) Joshua Silvas, Abraham Williams | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Brewer and the foul's on Joey Dolan - foul #3 on Joey Dolan, team foul #4 | 61-70 |
| 01:27 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong makes the free throw | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses short on a shot from the left side | 61-71 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | Ronald Schuster snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Lacroix | 61-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas is hacked by Jeremy Lacroix - foul #2 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #7 | 61-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joshua Silvas (PG), Abraham Williams (PF), Ulysses Loftin (C) Jeremy Lacroix, Ronald Schuster, Joseph Clopton | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Cincinnati | Robert Wong misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Jack Head snags the defensive board | 63-74 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 63-74 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes tips it back up and in | 65-74 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Ronald Schuster (PF), Joseph Clopton (C) Joshua Silvas, Abraham Williams, Ulysses Loftin | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix runs out the clock | 65-74 |