| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) PF - John Howell (fresh) C - Albert Bukowinski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 2 reb. SF - David Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Davis inbounds the ball | 32-35 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's fouled by Charlie Smith - foul #2 on Charlie Smith, team foul #1 | 32-35 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:45 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy makes the 3rd free throw | 32-38 |
| 19:16 | Cincinnati | Perry Crum picks off the pass by Albert Bukowinski | 32-38 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | David Davis buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Frank Stubbs | 32-41 |
| 18:37 | Cincinnati | The pull-up jumper by Albert Bukowinski is blocked by Thomas Francis | 32-41 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Perry Crum gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 32-41 |
| 18:17 | Cincinnati | John Howell gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Perry Crum - foul #2 on Perry Crum, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:06 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | David Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Francis and he's fouled by Charlie Smith - foul #3 on Charlie Smith, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson (SF) Charlie Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | David Davis makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski double dribbles | 34-44 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Frank Stubbs | 34-46 |
| 16:58 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Howard | 36-46 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | John Howell blocks the short jumper by Frank Stubbs | 36-46 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Bellamy | 36-46 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Perry Crum connects on the jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Dustin Jackson - foul #1 on Dustin Jackson, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG) Robert Stewart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the free throw | 36-49 |
| 15:59 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-49 |
| 15:57 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Howard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Howell (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Bukowinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Bellamy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Crum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-49 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Perry Crum tips it back up and in | 36-51 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | John Howell clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Stubbs - foul #1 on Frank Stubbs, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith (SF) Jason Howard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) Michael Bellamy | |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | John Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Howell - foul #1 on John Howell, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Lawrence Hudson (PF) Dustin Jackson, John Howell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 14:57 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Perry Crum - foul #3 on Perry Crum, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| 14:36 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Robert Stewart | 40-52 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | David Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 40-52 |
| 14:27 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Stewart | 40-52 |
| 14:10 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 14:09 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson snags the offensive board | 40-52 |
| 14:02 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Roy Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 13:44 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Lawrence Hudson | 42-52 |
| 13:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Roy Brown snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 13:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence Hudson steps in front of the David Davis pass | 42-52 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Perry Crum - foul #4 on Perry Crum, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (SG), Dustin Jackson (SF) William Mitchell, Charlie Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Michael Bellamy (SF), Louis Johnson (PF), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, David Davis, Frank Stubbs, Perry Crum | |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski misses the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | William Mikell pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Roy Brown | 43-55 |
| 12:11 | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart misses the floater from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy loses the dribble to Lawrence Hudson | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lawrence Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Albert Bukowinski (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) C - William Mikell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 43-55 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Roy Brown gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Roy Brown misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-55 |
| 11:26 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson pulls down the rebound | 43-55 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski travels with the ball | 43-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG), Charlie Smith (SF), John Howell (PF) Robert Stewart, Dustin Jackson, Lawrence Hudson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG) Clyde Gooding | |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | William Mitchell steals the ball from William Mikell | 43-55 |
| 10:26 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Jason Howard | 45-55 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | William Mikell can't tip it in | 45-55 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy misses the tip | 45-55 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | John Howell snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 10:05 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-55 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | William Mikell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jason Howard - foul #3 on Jason Howard, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Dustin Jackson (SF), Lawrence Hudson (PF) William Mitchell, Charlie Smith, Albert Bukowinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF), Frank Stubbs (PF) Michael Bellamy, Louis Johnson | |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:18 | Cincinnati | Roy Brown steals the ball from Dustin Jackson | 45-57 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs lays it in on a great pass from David Davis | 45-59 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | William Mikell is called for the reach on Dustin Jackson - foul #1 on William Mikell, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Davis (SG), Albert Bukowinski (C) Jason Howard, John Howell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:33 | Cincinnati | William Mikell swats the layup by Lawrence Hudson | 45-59 |
| 08:31 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-59 |
| 08:11 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Thomas Francis pulls down the rebound | 45-59 |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Roy Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Frank Stubbs and he's hacked by Donald Davis - foul #1 on Donald Davis, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jason Howard (PG), William Mitchell (SG), Charlie Smith (SF) Robert Stewart, Donald Davis, Dustin Jackson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), Perry Crum (C) Thomas Francis, William Mikell | |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Roy Brown makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jason Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Lawrence Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. C - Albert Bukowinski (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Gooding (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Frank Stubbs (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Perry Crum (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:43 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-62 |
| 07:42 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-62 |
| 07:32 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson connects on the open jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Howard | 47-62 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Frank Stubbs is blocked by Albert Bukowinski | 47-62 |
| 07:11 | Cincinnati | Charlie Smith grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 07:02 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-62 |
| 07:01 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard tips it home | 49-62 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | Frank Stubbs misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 49-62 |
| 06:31 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Clyde Gooding - foul #2 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #6 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Stewart (PG), Dustin Jackson (SF), John Howell (C) William Mitchell, Charlie Smith, Albert Bukowinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Francis (PG), Michael Bellamy (SF), Louis Johnson (PF) Roy Brown, David Davis, Frank Stubbs | |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 06:09 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Perry Crum comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Howell - foul #2 on John Howell, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Perry Crum misses the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Perry Crum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 05:39 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 05:38 | Cincinnati | John Howell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 05:33 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Michael Bellamy | 51-63 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding lays it in on a great pass from Michael Bellamy | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Howard clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-65 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding grabs the defensive rebound | 51-65 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Dustin Jackson picks off the pass by Michael Bellamy | 51-65 |
| 05:00 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson is whistled for a carry | 51-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | William Mitchell (SG), Charlie Smith (SF), Albert Bukowinski (C) Jason Howard, Dustin Jackson, Lawrence Hudson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) Clyde Gooding | |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Perry Crum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-65 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson tips it in | 51-67 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski knocks in the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Stewart | 53-67 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 04:14 | Cincinnati | John Howell grabs the board | 53-67 |
| 04:08 | Cincinnati | Thomas Francis takes the ball from Albert Bukowinski | 53-67 |
| 04:05 | West Virginia | Michael Bellamy banks in the layup set up by Thomas Francis | 53-69 |
| 03:55 | Cincinnati | Perry Crum steals it from Robert Stewart | 53-69 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Robert Stewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Smith (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Albert Bukowinski (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Francis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Bellamy (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Louis Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Perry Crum (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Perry Crum double dribbles | 53-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Davis (SG), Dustin Jackson (SF) Robert Stewart, Charlie Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding (PG), William Mikell (C) Thomas Francis, Perry Crum | |
| 03:22 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-69 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | David Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | David Davis tips it home | 53-71 |
| 02:36 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-71 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | William Mikell is fouled on the floor by Albert Bukowinski - foul #2 on Albert Bukowinski, team foul #8 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson (PF) Albert Bukowinski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roy Brown (SG) David Davis | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | William Mikell makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | William Mikell misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:19 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Hudson snags the defensive board | 56-72 |
| 02:00 | Cincinnati | Dustin Jackson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | William Mikell misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 01:39 | Cincinnati | Donald Davis grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Louis Johnson steps in front of the John Howell pass | 59-72 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Roy Brown travels with the ball | 59-72 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Albert Bukowinski (C) Lawrence Hudson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Davis (SF) Roy Brown | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Cincinnati | John Howell knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | David Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-72 |
| 00:28 | Cincinnati | John Howell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-72 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Clyde Gooding - foul #3 on Clyde Gooding, team foul #7 | 61-72 |
| 00:23 | Cincinnati | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Louis Johnson snags the defensive board | 61-72 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Clyde Gooding runs out the clock | 61-72 |