| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Borror (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Matheny (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Banuelos (fresh) 5 pts. C - Leonard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jason Slade inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:53 | West Virginia | John Carter misses the easy layup | 21-36 |
| 19:52 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-36 |
| 19:43 | West Virginia | John Carter banks in the layup | 23-36 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Robert Kahler is called for the reach on Leonard Smith - foul #2 on Robert Kahler, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Eugene Matheny hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Borror and he's hacked by Israel Thomas - foul #1 on Israel Thomas, team foul #2 | 23-38 |
| 18:53 | Cincinnati | Eugene Matheny misses the free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | John Carter buries a shot from the right block set up by Jason Slade and he's fouled by Lewis Banuelos - foul #1 on Lewis Banuelos, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Lewis (SF) Barry Miecznikowski | |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 18:05 | Cincinnati | Larry Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), Patrick Rainey (C) Israel Thomas, Jason Slade, Robert Kahler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Walter Doerr (C) Leonard Smith | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | John Carter is open and buries a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-38 |
| 17:31 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Matheny | 28-40 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Maxwell and the foul's on Walter Doerr - foul #2 on Walter Doerr, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG), Jason Slade (SF), Russel Robertson (C) James Maxwell, Raymond Hoffman, John Carter | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski (SG), William Paige (SF) Eugene Matheny, Larry Lewis | |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey misses the free throw | 30-40 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Burchett - foul #2 on David Burchett, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Kahler (C) Russel Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 16:43 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | David Burchett blows the dunk | 30-41 |
| 16:15 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Walter Doerr and the foul's on David Burchett - foul #3 on David Burchett, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Israel Thomas (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), John Carter (PF) Norman Sokolski, David Burchett, Jason Slade, Patrick Rainey | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Larry Lewis (SF), James Struble (PF), Leonard Smith (C) William Paige, Lewis Banuelos, Walter Doerr | |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses the free throw | 30-43 |
| 15:53 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith gets the offensive rebound | 30-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hoffman (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Kahler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Borror (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Miecznikowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Larry Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Struble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Struble | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:36 | West Virginia | Raymond Hoffman's pass is intercepted by Thomas Borror in the backcourt | 30-45 |
| 15:34 | Cincinnati | Larry Lewis blows the dunk | 30-45 |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Carter | 30-45 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Raymond Hoffman misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | James Struble grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 14:55 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses the lay-in | 30-45 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | John Carter comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 30-45 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | John Carter tips it home | 32-45 |
| 14:19 | Cincinnati | James Struble drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Barry Miecznikowski | 32-47 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Israel Thomas | 34-47 |
| 13:41 | Cincinnati | Larry Lewis is hacked by Raymond Hoffman - foul #2 on Raymond Hoffman, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (PG), David Burchett (SG), Jason Slade (SF), Patrick Rainey (PF), Russel Robertson (C) James Maxwell, Israel Thomas, Raymond Hoffman, John Carter, Robert Kahler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG), Eugene Matheny (SG), William Paige (SF), Lewis Banuelos (PF), Walter Doerr (C) Thomas Borror, Barry Miecznikowski, Larry Lewis, James Struble, Leonard Smith | |
| 13:22 | Cincinnati | Herbert Days makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Walter Doerr | 34-49 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | David Burchett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Eugene Matheny - foul #3 on Eugene Matheny, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | David Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | David Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Herbert Days clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Burchett - foul #4 on David Burchett, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Herbert Days misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:53 | Cincinnati | Herbert Days makes the 2nd free throw | 36-50 |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski misses the lay-in | 36-50 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | David Burchett hits the follow up shot | 38-50 |
| 12:15 | Cincinnati | Eugene Matheny can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-50 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Jason Slade pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Jason Slade is hacked by Lewis Banuelos - foul #2 on Lewis Banuelos, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), John Carter (PF), Chase Phelps (C) David Burchett, Jason Slade, Patrick Rainey, Russel Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror (PG), Barry Miecznikowski (SF), James Struble (PF), Leonard Smith (C) Herbert Days, William Paige, Lewis Banuelos, Walter Doerr | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Sokolski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond Hoffman (fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Chase Phelps (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Borror (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Matheny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Barry Miecznikowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Struble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski clanks a floater from the left block | 38-50 |
| 11:32 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 11:07 | Cincinnati | James Struble steps out of bounds on the sideline | 38-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Israel Thomas (SG) Norman Sokolski | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Chase Phelps loses the dribble to Leonard Smith in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 10:48 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 38-50 |
| 10:47 | West Virginia | James Maxwell grabs the board | 38-50 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Barry Miecznikowski steps in front of the Israel Thomas pass | 38-50 |
| 10:15 | Cincinnati | James Struble hits a jumper near the basket set up by Eugene Matheny | 38-52 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-52 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Chase Phelps gets the offensive rebound | 38-52 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | John Carter misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Barry Miecznikowski - foul #2 on Barry Miecznikowski, team foul #5 | 38-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (PG), David Burchett (SG), Jason Slade (SF), Robert Kahler (C) James Maxwell, Israel Thomas, Raymond Hoffman, Chase Phelps | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG), Larry Lewis (SF), Lewis Banuelos (PF), Walter Doerr (C) Thomas Borror, Barry Miecznikowski, James Struble, Leonard Smith | |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | John Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 09:08 | Cincinnati | John Carter denies the turnaround by Larry Lewis | 40-52 |
| 09:07 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | John Carter misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-52 |
| 08:48 | Cincinnati | Walter Doerr grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 08:46 | Cincinnati | David Burchett steps in front of the Herbert Days pass in the backcourt | 40-52 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | John Carter buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Robert Kahler | 42-52 |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Walter Doerr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Patrick Rainey (PF), Russel Robertson (C) Norman Sokolski, John Carter, Robert Kahler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror (PG), William Paige (SF), James Struble (PF), Leonard Smith (C) Herbert Days, Larry Lewis, Lewis Banuelos, Walter Doerr | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 07:55 | West Virginia | Thomas Borror is called for the reach on James Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Borror, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Israel Thomas (SG) David Burchett | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Eugene Matheny is called for the reach on Israel Thomas - foul #4 on Eugene Matheny, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Israel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Maxwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Israel Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Slade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Rainey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Russel Robertson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Thomas Borror (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Matheny (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Paige (fresh) PF - James Struble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Leonard Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith drills a jumper in the paint | 44-54 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 46-54 |
| 06:25 | Cincinnati | The jump hook by Thomas Borror is blocked by Patrick Rainey | 46-54 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by James Maxwell | 48-54 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | James Struble misses the lay-in but the foul's on Russel Robertson - foul #2 on Russel Robertson, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (PG), David Burchett (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF), John Carter (PF), Robert Kahler (C) James Maxwell, Israel Thomas, Jason Slade, Patrick Rainey, Russel Robertson | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Herbert Days (PG), Barry Miecznikowski (SG), Larry Lewis (SF), Walter Doerr (C) Thomas Borror, Eugene Matheny, William Paige, Leonard Smith | |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | James Struble misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:44 | Cincinnati | James Struble makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Herbert Days is called for the reach on Norman Sokolski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Days, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lewis Banuelos (PF) James Struble | |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 05:42 | Cincinnati | Lewis Banuelos snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 05:14 | Cincinnati | Walter Doerr buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Herbert Days | 48-57 |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | John Carter is called for traveling | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Herbert Days | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler lays it in on a nice dish by David Burchett | 50-59 |
| 04:23 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-59 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Larry Lewis hits the follow up shot | 50-61 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler's pass is intercepted by Barry Miecznikowski | 50-61 |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Norman Sokolski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Burchett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Raymond Hoffman (fairly fresh) PF - John Carter (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Kahler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Herbert Days (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Miecznikowski (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. SF - Larry Lewis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Banuelos (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Walter Doerr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Robert Kahler buries a floater from the left block | 52-63 |
| 02:49 | Cincinnati | Walter Doerr clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 52-63 |
| 02:48 | Cincinnati | Lewis Banuelos tips it in | 52-65 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | David Burchett is fouled in the backcourt by Barry Miecznikowski - foul #3 on Barry Miecznikowski, team foul #9 | 52-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shaul (PG), Patrick Rainey (SF), Russel Robertson (PF), Chase Phelps (C) Norman Sokolski, Raymond Hoffman, John Carter, Robert Kahler | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror (PG), Eugene Matheny (SG), William Paige (SF), James Struble (PF), Leonard Smith (C) Herbert Days, Barry Miecznikowski, Larry Lewis, Lewis Banuelos, Walter Doerr | |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | David Burchett makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | David Burchett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith is hacked by Chase Phelps - foul #1 on Chase Phelps, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Maxwell (PG), Israel Thomas (SG), Jason Slade (SF) Robert Shaul, David Burchett, Chase Phelps | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-66 |
| 02:33 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | James Maxwell is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Borror - foul #2 on Thomas Borror, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski (SG), Chase Phelps (C) Israel Thomas, Jason Slade | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | James Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | James Maxwell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Leonard Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Thomas Borror | 55-69 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | James Maxwell drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Russel Robertson | 57-69 |
| 01:44 | Cincinnati | William Paige misses the driving attempt in the paint | 57-69 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Russel Robertson | 57-69 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-69 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Burchett (SG), Raymond Hoffman (SF) James Maxwell, Chase Phelps | |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Barry Miecznikowski (SF), Lewis Banuelos (PF) William Paige, James Struble | |
| 01:20 | Cincinnati | Lewis Banuelos throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-69 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Patrick Rainey travels with the ball | 57-69 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Russel Robertson is called for the reach on Eugene Matheny - foul #3 on Russel Robertson, team foul #9 | 57-69 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Eugene Matheny makes the 1st free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:47 | Cincinnati | Eugene Matheny makes the 2nd free throw | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Lewis Banuelos denies the turnaround by Patrick Rainey | 57-71 |
| 00:39 | Cincinnati | Eugene Matheny gets the rebound | 57-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Cincinnati | Lewis Banuelos misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-71 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Russel Robertson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-71 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Borror is called for the reach on Norman Sokolski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Borror, team foul #11 | 57-71 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Norman Sokolski makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Thomas Borror runs out the clock | 59-71 |