| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Trost (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Fields (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce inbounds the ball | 16-39 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is fouled on the floor by John Krauss - foul #3 on John Krauss, team foul #1 | 16-39 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF) John Krauss | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams misses badly on a runner from the left block | 16-39 |
| 19:24 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the rebound | 16-39 |
| 19:05 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt steps out of bounds on the sideline | 16-39 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Randall Culbertson steals the ball from Joshua Williams | 16-39 |
| 18:37 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Culbertson | 18-39 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-39 |
| 18:14 | Samford | William Pettaway snags the defensive board | 18-39 |
| 17:55 | Samford | William Pettaway's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-39 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Thomas Fields - foul #1 on Thomas Fields, team foul #2 | 18-39 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams misses the 1st free throw | 18-39 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 18-40 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Randall Culbertson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-40 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams pulls down the rebound | 18-40 |
| 16:48 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is fouled on the floor by William Pettaway - foul #1 on William Pettaway, team foul #3 | 18-40 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (C) Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Benjamin Goss | 18-43 |
| 16:14 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Randall Culbertson | 21-43 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-43 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss tips it home | 21-45 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Trost (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zarnick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Garry Bruce (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Samford | Benjamin Goss steals the ball from Mladen Zarnick | 21-45 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Williams | 21-48 |
| 14:52 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 21-48 |
| 14:50 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the offensive board | 21-48 |
| 14:42 | Samford | The short jumper by William Pettaway is denied by Benjamin Goss | 21-48 |
| 14:41 | Samford | Ray Trost misses the tip | 21-48 |
| 14:39 | Samford | Ray Trost pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-48 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Ray Trost makes the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #1 | 23-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), John Krauss (SF), Thomas Fields (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, William Pettaway, Mladen Zarnick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF), John Minard (PF), Robert Harbor (C) Joshua Williams, David Zollicoffer, Garry Bruce, Walter Magner, Benjamin Goss | |
| 14:34 | Samford | Ray Trost misses the free throw | 23-48 |
| 14:34 | Samford | Thomas Fields pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-48 |
| 14:22 | Samford | Ray Trost loses the dribble to Robert Harbor | 23-48 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fields - foul #2 on Thomas Fields, team foul #4 | 23-48 |
| Subs | Samford | Mladen Zarnick (PF) Ray Trost | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor banks in the layup set up by Reginald Steinke | 23-50 |
| 13:23 | Samford | Thomas Fields comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-50 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | John Minard grabs the board | 23-50 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Larry Logan comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tyler Woody - foul #3 on Tyler Woody, team foul #5 | 23-50 |
| Subs | Samford | Kenneth Devitt (SG) Cedric Larkin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Magner (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) John Minard, Robert Harbor | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Larry Logan makes the 1st free throw | 23-51 |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Larry Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-52 |
| 12:52 | Samford | Tyler Woody makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Kenneth Devitt | 26-52 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is hacked by Kenneth Devitt - foul #1 on Kenneth Devitt, team foul #6 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Garry Bruce (SF) Larry Logan, Reginald Steinke | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Garry Bruce and the foul's on Tyler Woody - foul #4 on Tyler Woody, team foul #7 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Randall Culbertson (PG), Gerald Gibson (C) Tyler Woody, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the free throw | 26-55 |
| 12:04 | Samford | John Krauss misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-55 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Walter Magner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Walter Magner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-55 |
| 11:38 | Samford | Gerald Gibson snags the defensive board | 26-55 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Randall Culbertson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Devitt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Krauss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mladen Zarnick (fairly fresh) C - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-55 |
| 11:17 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the offensive rebound | 26-55 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-55 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF), Ray Trost (PF), Thomas Fields (C) John Krauss, Mladen Zarnick, Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Robert Harbor (C) Robert Manzi, Benjamin Goss | |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-55 |
| 10:47 | Samford | William Pettaway grabs the board | 26-55 |
| 10:31 | Samford | Kenneth Devitt is fouled on the floor by David Zollicoffer - foul #1 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #2 | 26-55 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG), Cedric Larkin (SG), Gerald Gibson (PF), Mladen Zarnick (C) Randall Culbertson, Kenneth Devitt, Ray Trost, Thomas Fields | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SF) Garry Bruce | |
| 10:22 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick loses the dribble to Walter Magner | 26-55 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor is whistled for traveling | 26-55 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Harbor | |
| 09:44 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-55 |
| 09:22 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-55 |
| 09:21 | Samford | The rebound goes to William Pettaway | 28-55 |
| 09:02 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick's pass is intercepted by Joshua Williams | 28-55 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams banks in the layup | 28-57 |
| 08:45 | Samford | Gerald Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-57 |
| 08:44 | Samford | Dennis Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 28-57 |
| 08:27 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-57 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Walter Magner pulls down the rebound | 28-57 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-57 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF) Joshua Williams, David Zollicoffer, Reginald Steinke, Walter Magner | |
| 08:07 | Samford | Dennis Nelson misses the floater from the right side | 28-57 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | John Minard pulls down the rebound | 28-57 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is whistled for traveling | 28-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Tyler Woody (SG) William Pettaway | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:34 | Samford | Dennis Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mladen Zarnick | 31-57 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tyler Woody (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - Cedric Larkin (fresh) PF - Gerald Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mladen Zarnick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Minard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | Larry Logan lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Minard | 31-59 |
| 06:58 | Samford | Tyler Woody misses the shot from the left side | 31-59 |
| 06:56 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses the tip | 31-59 |
| 06:55 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick grabs the offensive rebound | 31-59 |
| 06:49 | Samford | John Minard is called for the reach on Gerald Gibson - foul #2 on John Minard, team foul #3 | 31-59 |
| Subs | Samford | William Pettaway (SF) Cedric Larkin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Walter Magner (PF), Robert Harbor (C) Larry Logan, John Minard, Benjamin Goss | |
| 06:42 | Samford | Dennis Nelson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 31-59 |
| 06:40 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick tips it in | 33-59 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Mladen Zarnick is called for the reach on Garry Bruce - foul #3 on Mladen Zarnick, team foul #8 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SG) Dennis Nelson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 33-60 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 33-61 |
| 06:09 | Samford | Robert Harbor steals it from Mladen Zarnick | 33-61 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-61 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor grabs the offensive board | 33-61 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Joshua Williams and the foul's on Gerald Gibson - foul #1 on Gerald Gibson, team foul #9 | 33-63 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the free throw | 33-64 |
| 05:13 | Samford | Cedric Larkin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-64 |
| 05:11 | Samford | Tyler Woody grabs the offensive rebound | 33-64 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by David Zollicoffer - foul #2 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #4 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Samford | Dennis Nelson (PG) Cedric Larkin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Harbor | |
| 05:06 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 34-64 |
| 05:06 | Samford | Mladen Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Garry Bruce | 35-66 |
| 04:31 | Samford | Gerald Gibson banks in the layup set up by Tyler Woody | 37-66 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by David Zollicoffer | 37-68 |
| 04:06 | Samford | William Pettaway hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #2 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #5 | 37-68 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF) David Zollicoffer, Garry Bruce | |
| 04:06 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 04:06 | Samford | William Pettaway makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Reginald Steinke | 39-70 |
| 03:26 | Samford | Dennis Nelson hits a floater from the left wing | 41-70 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Dennis Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tyler Woody (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Pettaway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mladen Zarnick (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Reginald Steinke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 stl. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Walter Magner buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 41-73 |
| 02:48 | Samford | Reginald Steinke steals the ball from William Pettaway | 41-73 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is fouled on the floor by Gerald Gibson - foul #2 on Gerald Gibson, team foul #10 | 41-73 |
| Subs | Samford | Cedric Larkin (SF) Gerald Gibson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Garry Bruce (SF) Reginald Steinke | |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-74 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-75 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Tyler Woody blows the layup but the foul's on Benjamin Goss - foul #3 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #6 | 41-75 |
| Subs | Samford | Gerald Gibson (C) Dennis Nelson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), John Minard (PF) Joshua Williams, Walter Magner | |
| 02:24 | Samford | Tyler Woody makes the 1st free throw | 42-75 |
| 02:24 | Samford | Tyler Woody makes the 2nd free throw | 43-75 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses short on a jumper from the left side | 43-75 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce tips it but misses | 43-75 |
| 01:53 | Samford | Tyler Woody snags the defensive board | 43-75 |
| 01:40 | Samford | Benjamin Goss takes the ball from Gerald Gibson | 43-75 |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-75 |
| 01:09 | Samford | Gerald Gibson gets the rebound | 43-75 |
| 01:03 | Samford | Tyler Woody travels with the ball | 43-75 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Walter Magner (PF) Larry Logan, John Minard | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Walter Magner knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Manzi | 43-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Samford | William Pettaway can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-78 |
| 00:28 | Samford | Cedric Larkin tips it home | 45-78 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams runs out the clock | 45-78 |