| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oliver Rommel (fresh) SG - Clarence Hargraves (fresh) SF - John Seitz (fresh) PF - Christopher Hockman (fresh) C - Jeff McCartha (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) SG - Joe Jones (fresh) SF - Jason Wright (fresh) PF - Robert Shannon (fresh) C - Wade Springer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves buries a turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Jason Wright - foul #1 on Jason Wright, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Cincinnati | Christopher Hockman is called for the reach on Robert Shannon - foul #1 on Christopher Hockman, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Hockman - foul #2 on Christopher Hockman, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bob Eubank (PF) Christopher Hockman | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha is whistled for a carry | 3-1 |
| 18:52 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is hacked by Oliver Rommel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Oliver Rommel - foul #2 on Oliver Rommel, team foul #4 | 3-1 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG) Oliver Rommel | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank makes the fadeaway in the paint set up by Johnnie Johnson | 5-3 |
| 18:22 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is fouled in the backcourt by Jeff McCartha - foul #1 on Jeff McCartha, team foul #5 | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-3 |
| 18:03 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Shannon | 5-3 |
| 17:53 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank tips it in | 7-3 |
| 17:49 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-3 |
| 17:48 | Cincinnati | The offensive rebound goes to Wade Springer | 7-3 |
| 17:35 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Wade Springer swats the layup by Bob Eubank | 7-5 |
| 17:17 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | John Seitz steals it from Robert Shannon in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Seitz | 9-5 |
| 16:59 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Quinton Majors | 9-7 |
| 16:49 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank is hacked by Robert Shannon - foul #1 on Robert Shannon, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Canup (SG), Robert Bryant (SF), Tommy Howard (PF), Jason Jones (C) Clarence Hargraves, John Seitz, Bob Eubank, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones, Jason Wright, Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Tommy Howard | 12-7 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Bryant - foul #1 on Robert Bryant, team foul #6 | 12-7 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock makes the 1st free throw | 12-8 |
| 16:09 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Bullock - foul #1 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Canup (fresh) SF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Howard (fresh) C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) SG - George Lewis (fresh) SF - Thad Bernoski (fresh) PF - Robert Haun (fresh) C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Louis Canup throws it down on a great pass from Robert Bryant | 14-9 |
| 15:25 | Cincinnati | George Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-9 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jason Jones | 14-9 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 15:10 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Louis Canup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), John Seitz (SF), Bob Eubank (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Louis Canup, Robert Bryant, Tommy Howard, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is fouled on the floor by John Seitz - foul #1 on John Seitz, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 14:28 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha blows the dunk but he's hacked by Wade Springer - foul #1 on Wade Springer, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG) Johnnie Johnson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Jeff McCartha makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:57 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 15-11 |
| 13:56 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer tips it back up and in | 15-13 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Wright - foul #2 on Jason Wright, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bryant (SF) John Seitz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski (SF) Jason Wright | |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:41 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:35 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski loses the dribble to Clarence Hargraves in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Clarence Hargraves is blocked by Robert Shannon | 17-13 |
| 13:23 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Joe Jones | 17-13 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Shannon | 17-15 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 17-15 |
| 12:38 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Luis Bailey - foul #1 on Luis Bailey, team foul #8 | 17-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Louis Canup (SG), John Seitz (SF), Tommy Howard (PF), Jason Jones (C) Clarence Hargraves, Luis Bailey, Robert Bryant, Bob Eubank, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (PF), Nicholas Bullock (C) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones, Thad Bernoski, Wade Springer | |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:32 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | John Seitz connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Johnnie Johnson | 19-16 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | John Seitz is called for the reach on Robert Shannon - foul #2 on John Seitz, team foul #9 | 19-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bryant (SF) John Seitz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:46 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon misses the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Tommy Howard snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Canup (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tommy Howard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Freddy Hensen (fresh) SG - George Lewis (fresh) SF - Robert Shannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Robert Haun (fresh) C - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant's pass is intercepted by Robert Shannon | 19-17 |
| 10:59 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen loses the ball out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), Bob Eubank (PF), Jeff McCartha (C) Louis Canup, Tommy Howard, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG), Joe Jones (SG), Thad Bernoski (SF), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, George Lewis, Robert Shannon, Robert Haun | |
| 10:49 | West Virginia | Joe Jones takes the ball from Bob Eubank | 19-17 |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Timothy Townley and he's fouled by Jeff McCartha - foul #2 on Jeff McCartha, team foul #10 | 19-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Tommy Howard (PF) Johnnie Johnson, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Robert Shannon (PF) Timothy Townley, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 10:25 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Tommy Howard | 21-19 |
| 09:38 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank is fouled on the floor by Robert Shannon - foul #2 on Robert Shannon, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Louis Canup (SF), Jason Jones (C) Luis Bailey, Robert Bryant, Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (PF), Lewis Swaney (C) Joe Jones, Robert Shannon, Wade Springer | |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson is hacked by Quinton Majors - foul #1 on Quinton Majors, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Johnnie Johnson - foul #1 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #11 | 23-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bryant (SF), Tommy Howard (PF) Clarence Hargraves, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Bullock (C) Lewis Swaney | |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:47 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jason Jones | 25-20 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by George Lewis | 25-23 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Louis Canup misses short on a shot from the right side | 25-23 |
| 07:51 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Johnnie Johnson is called for the reach on Quinton Majors - foul #2 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #12 | 25-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Luis Bailey (SG), Bob Eubank (PF) Johnnie Johnson, Louis Canup, Tommy Howard | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Wade Springer (C) George Lewis, Nicholas Bullock | |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:27 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Jason Jones pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clarence Hargraves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Luis Bailey (fresh) SF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bob Eubank (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thad Bernoski (tiring) PF - Robert Haun (fairly fresh) C - Wade Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves is hacked by Quinton Majors - foul #2 on Quinton Majors, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) Quinton Majors | |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 07:16 | Cincinnati | Luis Bailey steals the ball from Joe Jones in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Robert Bryant misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 07:07 | Cincinnati | The rebound goes to Robert Haun | 27-24 |
| 06:42 | Cincinnati | Bob Eubank swats the short shot by Thad Bernoski | 27-24 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bob Eubank | 27-24 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank's layup is rejected by Robert Haun | 27-24 |
| 06:35 | Cincinnati | Thad Bernoski grabs the board | 27-24 |
| 06:33 | Cincinnati | Jason Jones picks off the pass by Thad Bernoski in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank is fouled on the floor by Robert Haun - foul #1 on Robert Haun, team foul #9 | 27-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Seitz (SF), Jeff McCartha (C) Robert Bryant, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:24 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Jeff McCartha is called for the reach on Joe Jones - foul #3 on Jeff McCartha, team foul #13 | 27-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Louis Canup (SG), Tommy Howard (PF) Luis Bailey, Jeff McCartha | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:07 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-25 |
| 05:59 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer grabs the defensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | John Seitz is called for the reach on Joe Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Seitz, team foul #14 | 27-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bryant (SF) John Seitz | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Timothy Townley (PG), Nicholas Bullock (PF) Freddy Hensen, Robert Haun | |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 05:56 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 05:12 | Cincinnati | Wade Springer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-27 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Bob Eubank | 29-27 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Nicholas Bullock - foul #2 on Nicholas Bullock, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), Jason Jones (C) Robert Bryant, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | George Lewis (SG), Robert Haun (PF), Lewis Swaney (C) Joe Jones, Nicholas Bullock, Wade Springer | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 04:54 | Cincinnati | George Lewis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-27 |
| 04:52 | Cincinnati | Robert Haun misses the tip | 31-27 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Lewis Swaney picks off the pass by Clarence Hargraves | 31-27 |
| 04:19 | Cincinnati | George Lewis is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG) Timothy Townley | |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Jason Jones connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Clarence Hargraves out of a doubleteam | 33-27 |
| 04:00 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by George Lewis | 33-29 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Luis Bailey misses the tip | 33-29 |
| 03:50 | Cincinnati | Lewis Swaney grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 03:47 | Cincinnati | Jason Jones steals the ball from Thad Bernoski in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Jason Jones is whistled for a carry | 33-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson (PG), Robert Bryant (SF), Christopher Hockman (PF), Bob Eubank (C) Clarence Hargraves, Luis Bailey, Tommy Howard, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (SG), Jason Wright (SF), Robert Shannon (PF), Wade Springer (C) George Lewis, Thad Bernoski, Robert Haun, Lewis Swaney | |
| 03:19 | Cincinnati | Robert Shannon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Shannon, team foul #11 | 33-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Joe Jones (SG), Nicholas Bullock (PF) Freddy Hensen, Robert Shannon | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Johnnie Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Canup (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bryant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Hockman (fresh) C - Bob Eubank (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Quinton Majors (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Bullock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wade Springer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones is fouled on the floor by Louis Canup - foul #1 on Louis Canup, team foul #15 | 33-29 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Joe Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | Bob Eubank snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-30 |
| 02:16 | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 33-30 |
| 02:14 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright tips it back up and in | 33-32 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman misses the floater in the lane | 33-32 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman tips it in | 35-32 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright is hacked by Robert Bryant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Bryant, team foul #16 | 35-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Luis Bailey (SG), Jason Jones (C) Louis Canup, Bob Eubank | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen (PG), George Lewis (SG), Lewis Swaney (C) Quinton Majors, Joe Jones, Wade Springer | |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:45 | Cincinnati | Jason Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Jason Jones snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Christopher Hockman buries a jump hook in the lane | 37-33 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen is fouled in the backcourt by Luis Bailey - foul #2 on Luis Bailey, team foul #17 | 37-33 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:30 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen misses the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Jason Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 01:25 | West Virginia | Johnnie Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jason Jones | 40-33 |
| 01:08 | Cincinnati | George Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Robert Haun (PF) Nicholas Bullock | |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | George Lewis swats the shot by Christopher Hockman | 40-33 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Freddy Hensen gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:29 | Cincinnati | George Lewis can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-33 |
| 00:27 | Cincinnati | Lewis Swaney pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | George Lewis comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Johnson - foul #3 on Johnnie Johnson, team foul #18 | 40-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves (PG), Louis Canup (SF), Bob Eubank (C) Johnnie Johnson, Robert Bryant, Jason Jones | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Quinton Majors (PG), Wade Springer (C) Freddy Hensen, Lewis Swaney | |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 00:04 | Cincinnati | George Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Clarence Hargraves misses the halfcourt shot | 40-35 |