| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Galusha (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Jeremy Lacroix is called for the reach on Jerry Hilliard - foul #3 on Jeremy Lacroix, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG) Jeremy Lacroix | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Jack Head buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 25-36 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | David Baker makes the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Christopher Sanders - foul #1 on Christopher Sanders, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:09 | Cincinnati | David Baker misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes snags the defensive board | 27-36 |
| 18:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 27-36 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Manes | 27-36 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Jack Head clanks a shot from the free throw line | 27-36 |
| 18:28 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 18:07 | Cincinnati | Christopher Sanders blocks the short jumper by Gary Galusha | 27-36 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-36 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard hits the follow up shot | 29-38 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Baker | 31-38 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Jack Head misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Pace - foul #1 on Bill Pace, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Christopher Sanders | |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Jack Head makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Jack Head makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:42 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-40 |
| 16:41 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to David Baker | 31-40 |
| 16:27 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin is whistled for traveling | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Marco Costa (SG) Richard Brewer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Joey Dolan (SF), Mark Broadhurst (PF) Jack Head, Jerry Hilliard, Kevin Manes | |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera is hacked by Marco Costa - foul #2 on Marco Costa, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Ulysses Loftin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders (C) Mark Broadhurst | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Madera | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - David Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Abraham Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Madera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Cincinnati | David Gallaher picks off the pass by Abraham Williams | 31-43 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan lays it in set up by David Gallaher | 31-45 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joey Dolan - foul #1 on Joey Dolan, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix (PG), Gary Galusha (C) Marco Costa, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF) David Gallaher, Joey Dolan, Anthony Madera | |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:01 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes snags the defensive board | 32-45 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Jack Head's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Galusha | 32-45 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Head | 32-45 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas is hacked by Bill Pace - foul #2 on Bill Pace, team foul #4 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin (SF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Christopher Sanders | |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes tips it back up and in | 32-47 |
| 13:31 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-47 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jack Head | 32-47 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Hilliard | 32-49 |
| 12:51 | Cincinnati | Kevin Manes swats the shot by Jeremy Lacroix | 32-49 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Jack Head pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Gary Galusha steps in front of the Anthony Madera pass | 32-49 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jack Head - foul #1 on Jack Head, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) David Baker, Abraham Williams, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Joey Dolan (SF), Christopher Sanders (C) Jack Head, Jerry Hilliard, Kevin Manes | |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 12:04 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses the floater from the left side | 34-49 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bill Pace (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Madera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | David Gallaher grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 10:54 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 10:38 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace lays it up and in set up by Jeremy Lacroix | 36-49 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas travels with the ball | 36-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Abraham Williams (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Head (SG), Jerry Hilliard (SF), Kevin Manes (PF) David Gallaher, Joey Dolan, Anthony Madera | |
| 09:55 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix blows the layup | 36-49 |
| 09:54 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the tip | 36-49 |
| 09:53 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the shot near the basket | 38-51 |
| 09:14 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace is fouled on the floor by Jerry Hilliard - foul #2 on Jerry Hilliard, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| 08:57 | Cincinnati | Jerry Hilliard steps in front of the Bill Pace pass | 38-51 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Jerry Hilliard lays it up and in | 38-53 |
| 08:30 | Cincinnati | Bill Pace loses the ball out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (SG), Marco Costa (SF), Ulysses Loftin (PF), Ronnie Lambert (C) David Baker, Bill Pace, Abraham Williams, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joey Dolan (SF), Mark Broadhurst (PF) Fredrick Thomas, Christopher Sanders | |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Jack Head knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Jerry Hilliard | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:08 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer is hacked by Mark Broadhurst - foul #1 on Mark Broadhurst, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (C) Mark Broadhurst | |
| 07:58 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 38-55 |
| 07:57 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Ulysses Loftin | 38-55 |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ulysses Loftin | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jeremy Lacroix (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marco Costa (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jerry Hilliard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Head (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joey Dolan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Madera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Jack Head connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Manes | 40-57 |
| 07:06 | Cincinnati | Kevin Manes denies the turnaround by Richard Brewer | 40-57 |
| 07:05 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the offensive board | 40-57 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Anthony Madera - foul #1 on Anthony Madera, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | David Baker (SG), Bill Pace (SF), Abraham Williams (PF), Gary Galusha (C) Richard Brewer, Marco Costa, Ulysses Loftin, Ronnie Lambert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas (PG), Christopher Sanders (C) Jack Head, Anthony Madera | |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:55 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 06:55 | West Virginia | Kevin Manes gets the rebound | 41-57 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders is hacked by Gary Galusha - foul #3 on Gary Galusha, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Gallaher (SG), Mark Broadhurst (PF) Jerry Hilliard, Kevin Manes | |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Galusha - foul #4 on Gary Galusha, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Madera (PF) Mark Broadhurst | |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Christopher Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:15 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams grabs the board | 41-58 |
| 05:51 | Cincinnati | Jeremy Lacroix's pass is intercepted by David Gallaher | 41-58 |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | David Gallaher hits the finger roll | 41-60 |
| 05:41 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 41-60 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joey Dolan | 41-60 |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas hits the finger roll and the foul's on Bill Pace - foul #3 on Bill Pace, team foul #7 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer (PG), Marco Costa (SG), Ulysses Loftin (SF), Ronnie Lambert (C) Jeremy Lacroix, David Baker, Bill Pace, Gary Galusha | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst (PF) Christopher Sanders | |
| 05:36 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas makes the free throw | 41-63 |
| 05:28 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer travels with the ball | 41-63 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Marco Costa is called for the reach on Anthony Madera - foul #3 on Marco Costa, team foul #8 | 41-63 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Anthony Madera makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams evades the doubleteam and hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Marco Costa and he's fouled by Mark Broadhurst - foul #2 on Mark Broadhurst, team foul #7 | 43-65 |
| 04:49 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams misses the free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Mark Broadhurst snags the defensive board | 43-65 |
| 04:25 | West Virginia | Abraham Williams steps in front of the Mark Broadhurst pass | 43-65 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams clanks a floater from the right side | 43-65 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Broadhurst | 43-65 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joey Dolan | 43-67 |
| 03:36 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams slams it home over the doubleteam | 45-67 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Richard Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Marco Costa (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ulysses Loftin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Abraham Williams (tiring) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronnie Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Fredrick Thomas (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Gallaher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joey Dolan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Broadhurst (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Madera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-67 |
| 03:17 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert snags the defensive board | 45-67 |
| 03:13 | Cincinnati | Richard Brewer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-67 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | David Gallaher grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Joey Dolan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-67 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-67 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas can't tip it in | 45-67 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin pulls down the rebound | 45-67 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa is fouled on the floor by David Gallaher - foul #1 on David Gallaher, team foul #8 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Bill Pace (SF) Abraham Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Marco Costa misses the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 01:43 | Cincinnati | Fredrick Thomas steps in front of the Ulysses Loftin pass | 45-67 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas lays it in | 45-69 |
| 01:25 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Marco Costa | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas misses the floater from just outside the lane | 48-69 |
| 00:57 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert grabs the board | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert is hacked by Anthony Madera - foul #2 on Anthony Madera, team foul #9 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams (PF) Bill Pace | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:51 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-69 |
| 00:24 | Cincinnati | Ronnie Lambert pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 00:19 | Cincinnati | Abraham Williams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 50-69 |
| 00:17 | Cincinnati | Ulysses Loftin tips it home | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Fredrick Thomas runs out the clock | 52-69 |