| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Bukowinski (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Mike Mattes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Davis inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits a floater from the left wing set up by Thomas Francis | 21-26 |
| 19:23 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Stewart | 21-29 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Allen Lane hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Roy Brown | 23-29 |
| 18:38 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 18:21 | West Virginia | Allen Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Francis - foul #1 on Thomas Francis, team foul #1 | 23-29 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 18:10 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-31 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Allen Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Allen Lane buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 25-31 |
| 17:18 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Allen Lane grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Allen Lane can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-31 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 16:54 | Cincinnati | Allen Lane picks off the pass by Mike Mattes | 25-31 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 16:31 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:18 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard is fouled on the floor by Roy Brown - foul #2 on Roy Brown, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-31 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Allen Lane pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Mike Mattes (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis blows the layup | 25-31 |
| 15:30 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Jason Howard | 25-31 |
| 15:13 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | David Davis snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 27-31 |
| 14:32 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes loses the ball out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Roeder (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Dustin Jackson (SF) Robert Stewart, Jason Howard, Arnold Potter | |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Roy Brown is fouled on the floor by Mike Mattes - foul #3 on Mike Mattes, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Allen Lane misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Mike Mattes - foul #4 on Mike Mattes, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Howell (C) Mike Mattes | |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Allen Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 13:34 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Romo | 29-33 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Michael Romo steps in front of the Frank Stubbs pass | 29-33 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo is open and scores on a floater from the right side | 29-35 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs comes up short on the shot from close range | 29-35 |
| 12:31 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Albert Bukowinski | 29-35 |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Thomas Francis takes the ball from Michael Romo | 29-35 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis hits the finger roll | 31-35 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | John Howell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-35 |
| 11:44 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Roeder (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frank Stubbs (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Michael Romo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) PF - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. C - John Howell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Albert Bukowinski - foul #1 on Albert Bukowinski, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (PG), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Jason Howard (SG), Arnold Potter (SF), Lawrence Hudson (PF) Michael Romo, William Mitchell, Dustin Jackson, Albert Bukowinski | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Perry Crum | 32-37 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Lester Mize throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SG), Louis Johnson (PF) Roy Brown, Frank Stubbs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | Perry Crum grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Lester Mize can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Davis | 32-37 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Lester Mize misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Howell - foul #3 on John Howell, team foul #4 | 32-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Allen Lane (C) David Davis, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski (PF) John Howell | |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Lester Mize makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Lester Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on David Roeder - foul #4 on David Roeder, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), David Davis (SF) Lester Mize, David Roeder | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Francis | 37-38 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson misses the wide open shot from the right block | 37-38 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Davis | 37-38 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 08:55 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 08:28 | West Virginia | Allen Lane gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 08:02 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 37-38 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Roy Brown drills a 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Brown (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Allen Lane (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Lawrence Hudson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson is hacked by Louis Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Mize (SG), David Roeder (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF), Perry Crum (C) Roy Brown, David Davis, Louis Johnson, Allen Lane | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Michael Romo (PG), John Howell (PF), Mike Mattes (C) Robert Stewart, Albert Bukowinski, Lawrence Hudson | |
| 07:29 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | David Roeder misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | David Roeder tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 06:58 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses the easy open layup | 42-38 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Frank Stubbs | 42-38 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Howell | 44-40 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Perry Crum | 46-40 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Perry Crum - foul #1 on Perry Crum, team foul #5 | 46-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG), Allen Lane (C) Thomas Francis, Perry Crum | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Dustin Jackson (SF), Albert Bukowinski (PF) Jason Howard, Arnold Potter, John Howell | |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | David Roeder knocks in the floater from the right side | 48-41 |
| 05:15 | Cincinnati | Michael Romo clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Lester Mize pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | David Roeder is hacked by Dustin Jackson - foul #1 on Dustin Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG) Michael Romo | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Allen Lane connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-41 |
| 04:10 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes misses the floater from the right block | 50-41 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Allen Lane snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Lester Mize throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Louis Johnson (PF) Lester Mize, Frank Stubbs | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter (SF) Dustin Jackson | |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter is whistled for traveling | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | David Roeder comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 03:40 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Mike Mattes | 50-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Roeder (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) C - Allen Lane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Potter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 13 reb. C - Mike Mattes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 03:26 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes tips it in | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson is whistled for traveling | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 50-45 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Roy Brown clanks a 3 from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 02:20 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Mike Mattes misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-45 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | David Roeder gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Roy Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:16 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Stewart | 50-48 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 00:46 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Arnold Potter works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Albert Bukowinski | 50-51 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Brown | 52-51 |
| 00:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Robert Stewart | 52-53 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Francis | 54-53 |
| 00:05 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |