| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 8 pts. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jack Head | 33-29 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | David Baker knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Bill Pace | 33-31 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kevin Manes, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:30 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-31 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes grabs the offensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 17:44 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:23 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-31 |
| 17:21 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams gets the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:08 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix scores on a runner in the lane set up by Bill Pace | 33-33 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Bill Pace is called for the reach on Jerry Hilliard - foul #1 on Bill Pace, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert (C) Gary Galusha | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Lambert - foul #1 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF), Mark Broadhurst (PF), Anthony Madera (C) Jack Head, Kevin Manes, Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF) Bill Pace | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Joey Dolan - foul #3 on Joey Dolan, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG) Jerry Hilliard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:16 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:55 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 15:08 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the board | 34-36 |
| 15:04 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by David Baker | 34-38 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Jeremy Lacroix blocks the jumper by Fredrick Thomas | 34-38 |
| 14:42 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Fredrick Thomas - foul #2 on Fredrick Thomas, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF), Christopher Sanders (C) David Gallaher, Joey Dolan, Mark Broadhurst, Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF), Gary Galusha (C) Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:33 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | Jack Head can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 14:03 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 13:47 | Cincinnati | Christopher Sanders takes the ball from Bill Pace | 34-39 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Fredrick Thomas | 36-39 |
| 13:08 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 13:07 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 12:56 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by David Baker | 36-41 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-41 |
| 12:22 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hilliard - foul #1 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Ulysses Loftin (PF) David Baker, Abraham Williams | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Jack Head comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 11:47 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the board | 39-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jerry Hilliard - foul #2 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:20 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas drills a shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 10:33 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Madera | 41-45 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Lambert - foul #2 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Joey Dolan (SF), Christopher Sanders (C) Jack Head, Jerry Hilliard, Kevin Manes | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Bill Pace (SF) Jeremy Lacroix, Ulysses Loftin | |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses the fadeaway in the paint | 41-45 |
| 09:45 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Abraham Williams | 41-45 |
| 09:27 | Cincinnati | Anthony Madera is called for the reach on Abraham Williams - foul #2 on Anthony Madera, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Abraham Williams, Ronnie Lambert | |
| 09:07 | Cincinnati | Anthony Madera picks off the pass by David Baker | 41-45 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 08:23 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Baker | 43-47 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Fredrick Thomas | 46-47 |
| 07:53 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | David Baker pulls down the rebound | 46-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Madera (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 07:18 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 07:03 | Cincinnati | David Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 46-50 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha misses the tip | 46-50 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 06:32 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Gary Galusha | 46-50 |
| 06:13 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Brewer | 46-52 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-52 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 05:50 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF) David Gallaher, Joey Dolan, Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Abraham Williams (PF) Richard Brewer, Bill Pace | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Thomas - foul #3 on Fredrick Thomas, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst (PF) Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert (C) Gary Galusha | |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes can't tip it in | 48-54 |
| 05:13 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 04:59 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams makes the shot from the right block | 48-56 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Jeremy Lacroix is called for the reach on Fredrick Thomas - foul #2 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Mark Broadhurst | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Bill Pace (SF) David Baker, Ulysses Loftin | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Lambert - foul #3 on Ronnie Lambert, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders (C) Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-56 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix tips it home | 50-58 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes tips it in | 52-58 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Jerry Hilliard is called for the reach on Bill Pace - foul #3 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Ronnie Lambert | |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace makes the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Jack Head hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 02:47 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 02:46 | West Virginia | Jack Head snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders clanks a shot near the basket | 52-60 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Jack Head tips it but misses | 52-60 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders tips it back up and in | 54-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Cincinnati | David Baker drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-63 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas is fouled on the floor by David Baker - foul #1 on David Baker, team foul #6 | 54-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Joey Dolan (SF), Mark Broadhurst (PF), Anthony Madera (C) Jack Head, Jerry Hilliard, Kevin Manes, Christopher Sanders | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF) Bill Pace | |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-63 |
| 02:08 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha snags the defensive board | 54-63 |
| 01:54 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha loses the dribble to Joey Dolan | 54-63 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas lays it in set up by Joey Dolan | 56-63 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha connects on the shot from the left block | 56-65 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF), Christopher Sanders (C) David Gallaher, Joey Dolan, Mark Broadhurst, Anthony Madera | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| 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) | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders is hacked by David Baker - foul #2 on David Baker, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Gary Galusha misses the jumper from close range | 58-65 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas snags the defensive board | 58-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 60-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is hacked by Fredrick Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fredrick Thomas, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Ulysses Loftin (PF) David Baker, Bill Pace, Abraham Williams | |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-67 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:41 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa is fouled in the backcourt by Fredrick Thomas - foul #5 on Fredrick Thomas, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF) Fredrick Thomas | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Joey Dolan, team foul #11 | 60-69 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix is hacked by Jerry Hilliard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #12 | 60-69 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:32 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-71 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix runs out the clock | 60-71 |