| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Nance (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bob Fleck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bobby Rincon (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Derek Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Hong Wang (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Elbert O'Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - John Winchester (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry loses the dribble to Gabriel Nance in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| 19:39 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bobby Rincon | 36-31 |
| 19:24 | Cincinnati | John Winchester misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 36-31 |
| 19:22 | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Elbert O'Berry - foul #1 on Elbert O'Berry, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:18 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang gets the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang lays it up and in on a great pass from Bob Fleck | 38-31 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-31 |
| 18:41 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 18:01 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance misses the floater from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:33 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter's fadeaway is rejected by Derek Craig | 38-34 |
| 17:31 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Shaun Lewis - foul #1 on Shaun Lewis, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Martin Alston (PF) Derek Craig | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Christopher Galeana (PG), Roger Macfarlane (SF) Elbert O'Berry, Elmer Carter | |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:53 | Cincinnati | John Winchester can't finish the layup | 40-34 |
| 16:51 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 16:45 | Virginia Tech | Martin Alston misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to Hong Wang | 40-34 |
| 16:20 | Virginia Tech | The jump hook by Hong Wang is blocked by Jamie Lyles | 40-34 |
| 16:19 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:00 | Cincinnati | Christopher Galeana is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Christopher Galeana, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago (PG), William Barret (SG), Robert Winkel (SF), Derek Craig (PF) Gabriel Nance, Bob Fleck, Bobby Rincon, Hong Wang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), James Wright (SG), Joseph Linger (PF), Emanuel Walentoski (C) Christopher Galeana, Shaun Lewis, Jamie Lyles, John Winchester | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Felix Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Barret (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Winkel (fresh) PF - Derek Craig (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Alston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Linger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Emanuel Walentoski (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago double dribbles in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 15:28 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:27 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:21 | Virginia Tech | William Barret misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 15:19 | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Emanuel Walentoski misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Martin Alston - foul #2 on Martin Alston, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), Jamie Lyles (PF) James Wright, Roger Macfarlane, Joseph Linger | |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Emanuel Walentoski misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:59 | Cincinnati | Emanuel Walentoski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 14:30 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago is fouled on the floor by Shaun Lewis - foul #2 on Shaun Lewis, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance (PG), Bob Fleck (SG), Kenneth Clark (C) Felix Santiago, Derek Craig, Martin Alston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | John Winchester (C) Emanuel Walentoski | |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Clark clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Salvatore Costa - foul #4 on Salvatore Costa, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang (C) Robert Winkel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG) Salvatore Costa | |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Clark makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 14:15 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:50 | Cincinnati | John Winchester can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 13:49 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 13:43 | Virginia Tech | Shaun Lewis steps in front of the Kenneth Clark pass | 42-35 |
| 13:38 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter banks in the layup set up by Shaun Lewis | 42-37 |
| 13:33 | Virginia Tech | Elbert O'Berry is called for the reach on Gabriel Nance - foul #2 on Elbert O'Berry, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon (SF), Derek Craig (PF) William Barret, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | Bob Fleck's fadeaway is rejected by John Winchester | 42-37 |
| 13:20 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang hits the follow up shot | 44-37 |
| 12:59 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 12:47 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | James Wright (SG), Roger Macfarlane (SF), Joseph Linger (PF) Shaun Lewis, Elmer Carter, Jamie Lyles | |
| 12:21 | Cincinnati | A charge is called on Joseph Linger - foul #2 on Joseph Linger, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago (SG), Martin Alston (C) Bob Fleck, Hong Wang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:55 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon can't connect on a jumper from close range | 44-40 |
| 11:53 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Nance (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Felix Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Rincon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Derek Craig (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Martin Alston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Elbert O'Berry (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roger Macfarlane (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Linger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - John Winchester (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon's fadeaway is rejected by John Winchester | 44-40 |
| 11:28 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to James Wright | 44-40 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 10:58 | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:42 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 10:13 | Cincinnati | James Wright knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:06 | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig misses the shot from just outside the lane | 47-43 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:43 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 47-43 |
| 09:41 | Cincinnati | John Winchester grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 09:19 | Cincinnati | Felix Santiago takes the ball from Roger Macfarlane | 47-43 |
| 08:55 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Felix Santiago | 50-43 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane lays it in | 50-45 |
| 08:14 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:12 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:07 | Cincinnati | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:05 | Cincinnati | John Winchester tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 08:04 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon jams it on a nice dish by Gabriel Nance and he's fouled by Joseph Linger - foul #3 on Joseph Linger, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Barret (PG), Bob Fleck (SG), Robert Winkel (PF), Hong Wang (C) Gabriel Nance, Felix Santiago, Derek Craig, Martin Alston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), Shaun Lewis (SG), Elmer Carter (SF), Jamie Lyles (PF), Emanuel Walentoski (C) Elbert O'Berry, James Wright, Roger Macfarlane, Joseph Linger, John Winchester | |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon misses the free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Jamie Lyles grabs the board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - William Barret (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bob Fleck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bobby Rincon (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Winkel (fresh) C - Hong Wang (fresh) 8 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Salvatore Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Shaun Lewis (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Elmer Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Lyles (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Emanuel Walentoski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Elmer Carter is blocked by Bobby Rincon | 52-45 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:30 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bob Fleck | 55-45 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter is hacked by Bobby Rincon - foul #3 on Bobby Rincon, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damek Synakowski (PG) Bobby Rincon | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:52 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-45 |
| 06:50 | Virginia Tech | Damek Synakowski grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | William Barret hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Carter - foul #1 on Elmer Carter, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | William Barret makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 06:46 | Virginia Tech | William Barret makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Barret - foul #2 on William Barret, team foul #3 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger (C) Emanuel Walentoski | |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:04 | Virginia Tech | Damek Synakowski hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bob Fleck | 59-46 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Barret - foul #3 on William Barret, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago (PG), Martin Alston (PF) Damek Synakowski, Robert Winkel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | Elmer Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 05:21 | Virginia Tech | William Barret connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bob Fleck | 61-47 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 04:54 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Bob Fleck | 61-47 |
| 04:50 | Virginia Tech | William Barret connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Felix Santiago | 64-47 |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Salvatore Costa and he's fouled by Hong Wang - foul #2 on Hong Wang, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance (PG), Robert Winkel (SF), Kenneth Clark (C) Bob Fleck, William Barret, Hong Wang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), James Wright (SG), Roger Macfarlane (SF), John Winchester (C) Salvatore Costa, Shaun Lewis, Elmer Carter, Jamie Lyles | |
| 04:22 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance is fouled on the floor by Elbert O'Berry - foul #3 on Elbert O'Berry, team foul #10 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Damek Synakowski (SF) Martin Alston | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Emanuel Walentoski (PF) Joseph Linger | |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:10 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 03:44 | Cincinnati | James Wright buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Elbert O'Berry | 66-53 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Gabriel Nance (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Santiago (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Damek Synakowski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Winkel (fresh) C - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Elbert O'Berry (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Wright (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Macfarlane (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Emanuel Walentoski (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Winchester (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago clanks a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Elbert O'Berry - foul #4 on Elbert O'Berry, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig (PF) Damek Synakowski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis (SG), Jamie Lyles (PF) James Wright, Emanuel Walentoski | |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:35 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago misses the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 03:35 | Cincinnati | John Winchester gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry loses the dribble to Derek Craig | 67-53 |
| 03:14 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 03:12 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Roger Macfarlane | 67-53 |
| 03:07 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-56 |
| 03:02 | Virginia Tech | Gabriel Nance hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 67-56 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig grabs the offensive board | 67-56 |
| 03:00 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bob Fleck (SG), Bobby Rincon (SF), Hong Wang (C) Felix Santiago, Robert Winkel, Kenneth Clark | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Salvatore Costa (PG), Elmer Carter (SF) Elbert O'Berry, Roger Macfarlane | |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Bob Fleck is hacked by Elmer Carter - foul #2 on Elmer Carter, team foul #12 | 67-56 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Bob Fleck makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:43 | Virginia Tech | Bob Fleck misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:43 | Cincinnati | John Winchester grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | John Winchester's layup is rejected by Derek Craig | 68-56 |
| 02:31 | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 02:26 | Virginia Tech | Bobby Rincon makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-56 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Elmer Carter is denied by Hong Wang | 70-56 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to John Winchester | 70-56 |
| 02:09 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lewis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-56 |
| 02:08 | Virginia Tech | Derek Craig pulls down the rebound | 70-56 |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang blows the dunk but he's fouled by Elmer Carter - foul #3 on Elmer Carter, team foul #13 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago (PG), William Barret (SG), Robert Winkel (SF), Martin Alston (PF) Gabriel Nance, Bob Fleck, Bobby Rincon, Derek Craig | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry (PG), James Wright (SG), Roger Macfarlane (SF), Joseph Linger (PF), Emanuel Walentoski (C) Salvatore Costa, Shaun Lewis, Elmer Carter, Jamie Lyles, John Winchester | |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 02:02 | Virginia Tech | Hong Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Elbert O'Berry is hacked by Felix Santiago in the backcourt - foul #1 on Felix Santiago, team foul #6 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Clark (C) Hong Wang | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Martin Alston - foul #3 on Martin Alston, team foul #7 | 72-56 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger misses the 1st free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:48 | Cincinnati | Joseph Linger misses the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 01:48 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Martin Alston | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago makes the wide open shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Barret | 74-56 |
| 01:33 | Cincinnati | Roger Macfarlane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-56 |
| 01:31 | Virginia Tech | William Barret grabs the board | 74-56 |
| 01:15 | Virginia Tech | Joseph Linger picks off the pass by Kenneth Clark | 74-56 |
| 01:02 | Cincinnati | William Barret picks off the pass by Roger Macfarlane | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:34 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 74-56 |
| 00:33 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Elbert O'Berry | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | James Wright is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Clark - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #8 | 74-56 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | James Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:27 | Virginia Tech | Kenneth Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Felix Santiago runs out the clock | 74-57 |