| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lyle McClain (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Fearon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Woody (fresh) 8 pts. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Shimsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael James (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael James inbounds the ball | 38-28 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Michael James comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 38-28 |
| 19:42 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:15 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-28 |
| 19:14 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Shimsky - foul #1 on Brian Shimsky, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 19:00 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Lyle McClain takes the ball from Tyler Perry | 39-28 |
| 18:15 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Sol McCannon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF), Chris Matthews (C) Lyle McClain, David Fearon, Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Remley (SG) Brian Shimsky, David Grant | |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Michael James misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-28 |
| 17:59 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 17:39 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis misses short on a floater from close range | 39-28 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | William Remley gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Michael James's pass is intercepted by Sol McCannon in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 17:32 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis hits the finger roll set up by Sol McCannon | 41-28 |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry lays it in set up by Matthew Bierman | 41-30 |
| 17:02 | Cincinnati | Tyler Perry blocks the jumper by Benjamin Davis | 41-30 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael James | 41-30 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Sol McCannon steps in front of the Tyler Perry pass in the backcourt | 41-30 |
| 16:30 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis hits a 3 from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | William Remley misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 16:05 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 15:58 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-30 |
| 15:57 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sol McCannon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Benjamin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Matthews (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Remley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael James (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews banks in the layup set up by Sol McCannon | 46-30 |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Michael James is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-30 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Randall Haldeman (SG), David Fearon (SF), Harry Woody (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lawrence Davis, Jeffery Corvin, Sol McCannon, Benjamin Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky (PG), David Grant (SG), Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Shen Huang (PF), Manuel Wilcox (C) Eddie Santibanez, William Remley, Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| 15:18 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-30 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Harry Woody steals it from David Grant | 46-30 |
| 14:47 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-30 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Rodger Shaw - foul #1 on Rodger Shaw, team foul #1 | 46-30 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Shen Huang - foul #1 on Shen Huang, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), Benjamin Davis (C) Lyle McClain, Randall Haldeman, Rodger Shaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Remley (SG) Brian Shimsky, David Grant | |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 13:58 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 13:35 | West Virginia | Jeffery Corvin takes the ball from Dikembe Emanuel | 47-32 |
| 13:32 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin lays it up and in | 49-32 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez is hacked by Cory Greenwood - foul #4 on Cory Greenwood, team foul #2 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Lawrence Davis (SG), Chris Matthews (C) Cory Greenwood, Jeffery Corvin, Harry Woody | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rodney Shipman (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF), Tyler Perry (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang, Manuel Wilcox | |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-32 |
| 13:03 | Cincinnati | David Fearon snags the defensive board | 49-32 |
| 12:37 | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews misses short on a jump hook from close range | 49-32 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Rodney Shipman gets the rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Rodney Shipman is fouled in the backcourt by David Fearon - foul #1 on David Fearon, team foul #3 | 49-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman (SG), Sol McCannon (SF), Rodger Shaw (C) Lyle McClain, David Fearon, Benjamin Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky (PG), David Grant (SG), Michael James (SF) Eddie Santibanez, William Remley, Rodney Shipman | |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 49-32 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry gets the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky misses short on a jumper from the right side | 49-32 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry gets the offensive rebound | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Rodger Shaw steals it from Tyler Perry | 49-32 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Randall Haldeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sol McCannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Chris Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Brian Shimsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael James (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tyler Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-32 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Harry Woody (PF) Lawrence Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel (PF), Shen Huang (C) Matthew Bierman, Tyler Perry | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Michael James misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-32 |
| 11:21 | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain grabs the defensive rebound | 49-32 |
| 10:52 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw clanks a floater from the baseline | 49-32 |
| 10:50 | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw tips it back up and in | 51-32 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Shimsky | 51-34 |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lyle McClain and the foul's on Shen Huang - foul #2 on Shen Huang, team foul #3 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin (SG), David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (C) Randall Haldeman, Sol McCannon, Rodger Shaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Remley (SG), Rodney Shipman (SF), Manuel Wilcox (PF), Tyler Perry (C) Brian Shimsky, David Grant, Michael James, Dikembe Emanuel, Shen Huang | |
| 10:20 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody misses the free throw | 53-34 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox snags the defensive board | 53-34 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | William Remley loses the dribble to Jeffery Corvin in the backcourt | 53-34 |
| 10:00 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Corvin | 55-34 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-34 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox grabs the offensive board | 55-34 |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Harry Woody steals it from William Remley | 55-34 |
| 09:13 | Cincinnati | David Fearon hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jeffery Corvin | 57-34 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Rodney Shipman loses the ball out of bounds | 57-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Chris Matthews (C) Lyle McClain, Harry Woody | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Matthew Bierman (PF), Shen Huang (C) Rodney Shipman, Manuel Wilcox, Tyler Perry | |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | David Fearon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jeffery Corvin | 59-34 |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-34 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Rodger Shaw (C) Benjamin Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael James (SF) Shen Huang | |
| 08:15 | Cincinnati | Dikembe Emanuel steals the ball from David Fearon | 59-34 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel hits a runner in the lane | 59-36 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Lawrence Davis (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - David Fearon (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Chris Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodger Shaw (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Remley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael James (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Bierman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Michael James grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | William Remley is fouled in the backcourt by Jeffery Corvin - foul #1 on Jeffery Corvin, team foul #4 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Randall Haldeman (SG), Sol McCannon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF) Lawrence Davis, Jeffery Corvin, David Fearon, Rodger Shaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Shimsky (PG), David Grant (SG), Tyler Perry (C) Eddie Santibanez, William Remley, Dikembe Emanuel | |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Shimsky | 59-39 |
| 06:46 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis jams it on a nice dish by Cory Greenwood | 61-39 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Benjamin Davis picks off the pass by Brian Shimsky in the backcourt | 61-39 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Matthew Bierman - foul #2 on Matthew Bierman, team foul #4 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (PG), Harry Woody (PF), Rodger Shaw (C) Cory Greenwood, Benjamin Davis, Chris Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel (SF), Shen Huang (PF) Michael James, Matthew Bierman | |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 06:26 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | David Grant makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-42 |
| 05:58 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-42 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Tyler Perry grabs the board | 62-42 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | David Grant knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Dikembe Emanuel | 62-44 |
| 05:22 | Cincinnati | Harry Woody hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Tyler Perry | 62-44 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Shen Huang misses badly on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Sol McCannon - foul #2 on Sol McCannon, team foul #5 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lyle McClain (PG), Jeffery Corvin (SG), David Fearon (SF), Benjamin Davis (PF), Henry Ladue (C) Lawrence Davis, Randall Haldeman, Sol McCannon, Harry Woody, Rodger Shaw | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), William Remley (SG), Rodney Shipman (SF), Manuel Wilcox (C) Brian Shimsky, David Grant, Dikembe Emanuel, Tyler Perry | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Shen Huang misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Shen Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:55 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis is hacked by Manuel Wilcox - foul #1 on Manuel Wilcox, team foul #5 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Matthew Bierman (PF) Manuel Wilcox | |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | David Fearon hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney Shipman - foul #1 on Rodney Shipman, team foul #6 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Chris Matthews (C) Henry Ladue | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael James (SF) Rodney Shipman | |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | David Fearon misses the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:42 | Cincinnati | David Fearon misses the 2nd free throw | 62-45 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Shen Huang | 62-45 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | William Remley can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-45 |
| 04:29 | Cincinnati | David Fearon pulls down the rebound | 62-45 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin is hacked by William Remley - foul #3 on William Remley, team foul #7 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood (PG), Sol McCannon (SF) Lyle McClain, David Fearon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rodney Shipman (SF), Manuel Wilcox (PF), Dikembe Emanuel (C) Michael James, Matthew Bierman, Shen Huang | |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin makes the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 04:12 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-45 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | William Remley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-45 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Manuel Wilcox hits the follow up shot | 64-47 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Cory Greenwood (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffery Corvin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Sol McCannon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Benjamin Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eddie Santibanez (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Remley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rodney Shipman (fresh) PF - Manuel Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-47 |
| 03:30 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-47 |
| 03:09 | Cincinnati | Jeffery Corvin drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Cory Greenwood | 67-47 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel makes the wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Eddie Santibanez | 67-49 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood is fouled in the backcourt by Eddie Santibanez - foul #3 on Eddie Santibanez, team foul #8 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis (SG), Henry Ladue (PF) Jeffery Corvin, Chris Matthews | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Kinley (PG) Eddie Santibanez | |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 03:00 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood makes the 2nd free throw | 69-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Lawrence Davis is called for the reach on John Kinley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Davis, team foul #6 | 69-49 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | John Kinley loses the dribble to Lawrence Davis | 69-49 |
| 02:22 | Cincinnati | Cory Greenwood connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-49 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | John Kinley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-51 |
| 01:53 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon loses the ball out of bounds | 72-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Randall Haldeman (SG), Chris Matthews (C) Cory Greenwood, Henry Ladue | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez (PG), Shen Huang (PF) John Kinley, Rodney Shipman | |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Benjamin Davis steals it from Shen Huang | 72-51 |
| 01:13 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-51 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-51 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel tips it back up and in | 75-53 |
| 00:49 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Randall Haldeman steps in front of the Eddie Santibanez pass in the backcourt | 75-53 |
| 00:43 | Cincinnati | Sol McCannon lays it in on a great pass from Randall Haldeman | 77-53 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Shen Huang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lawrence Davis and the foul's on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #2 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #9 | 79-53 |
| 00:08 | Cincinnati | Benjamin Davis misses the free throw | 79-53 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Dikembe Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 79-53 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Eddie Santibanez hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Remley | 79-56 |
| 00:00 | Cincinnati | Lawrence Davis runs out the clock | 79-56 |