| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) PF - Walter Magner (fresh) C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) SF - Victor Payne (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Ralston (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Middle Tenn. State | Middle Tenn. State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill's pass is intercepted by Joshua Williams in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss is hacked by Robert Ralston - foul #1 on Robert Ralston, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler connects on the turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Walter Magner pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Williams | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Manzi - foul #1 on Robert Manzi, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Benjamin Goss | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is called for traveling | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Manzi - foul #2 on Robert Manzi, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) John Hill, Peter Anderson, Robert Ralston | |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:51 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Benjamin Goss | 6-3 |
| 16:04 | Middle Tenn. State | Garry Bruce steps in front of the Stephen Poulsen pass | 6-3 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams jams it set up by Garry Bruce | 8-3 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) SG - Bobby Koehler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Payne (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Magner - foul #1 on Walter Magner, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Eric Maresca (SF), Robert Ralston (C) Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the board | 8-4 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Benjamin Goss | 10-4 |
| 15:19 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 10-4 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer pulls down the rebound | 10-4 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Garry Bruce | 13-4 |
| 14:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca is fouled on the floor by David Zollicoffer - foul #1 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #4 | 13-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SF) Garry Bruce | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson (PF) Bruce Lumpkin | |
| 14:28 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses long on a floater from the right side | 13-4 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is fouled on the floor by Peter Anderson - foul #1 on Peter Anderson, team foul #2 | 13-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Robert Harbor (C) Joshua Williams, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF) John Hill, Eric Maresca | |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Bobby Koehler steals the ball from David Zollicoffer | 13-4 |
| 13:35 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 13-4 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 13:15 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-4 |
| 13:13 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 12:59 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Harbor picks off the pass by Victor Payne | 13-4 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Larry Logan | 15-4 |
| 12:14 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Harbor steals it from Bobby Koehler | 15-4 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Robert Ralston picks off the pass by Robert Harbor | 15-4 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Steinke (fresh) PF - Walter Magner (fairly fresh) C - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) C - Robert Ralston (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen misses the lay-in | 15-4 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer grabs the board | 15-4 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-4 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke hits the follow up shot | 17-4 |
| 11:12 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Magner takes the ball from Peter Anderson | 17-4 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Larry Logan knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Walter Magner | 19-4 |
| 10:41 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Stephen Poulsen, team foul #3 | 19-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) David Zollicoffer, Reginald Steinke, Walter Magner, Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), David Davis (SG), Eric Maresca (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Stephen Poulsen, Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Robert Ralston | |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | David Davis steals it from Joshua Williams in the backcourt | 19-4 |
| 10:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-4 |
| 10:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca snags the offensive board | 19-4 |
| 10:23 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-4 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | John Minard grabs the board | 19-4 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-4 |
| 10:15 | Middle Tenn. State | The rebound goes to Ronald Gustafson | 19-4 |
| 10:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Goss - foul #1 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #5 | 19-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Larry Logan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:44 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis is fouled on the floor by David Zollicoffer - foul #2 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #6 | 19-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SG) David Zollicoffer | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | | |
| 09:37 | Middle Tenn. State | Benjamin Goss swats the short shot by David Davis | 19-4 |
| 09:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Bruce Lumpkin pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-4 |
| 09:12 | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 19-4 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams grabs the board | 19-4 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Davis - foul #1 on David Davis, team foul #4 | 19-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (SG), Walter Magner (PF) Reginald Steinke, John Minard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Peter Anderson (PF) David Davis, Eric Maresca, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 20-4 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 20-4 |
| 08:52 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson pulls down the rebound | 20-4 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Garry Bruce - foul #1 on Garry Bruce, team foul #7 | 20-4 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill misses the 1st free throw | 20-4 |
| 08:40 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 20-5 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Larry Logan scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Williams | 22-5 |
| 07:54 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-7 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is hacked by Victor Payne - foul #1 on Victor Payne, team foul #5 | 22-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SG), Evan Morris (SF), Robert Harbor (C) Larry Logan, Garry Bruce, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), Robert Ralston (C) John Hill, Bruce Lumpkin | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Reginald Steinke (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Evan Morris (fresh) PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 1 ast. C - Robert Harbor (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - Stephen Poulsen (fresh) SG - Bobby Koehler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Victor Payne (fresh) PF - Peter Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Ralston (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Walter Magner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 22-7 |
| 07:15 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson gets the rebound | 22-7 |
| 07:09 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 22-7 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams pulls down the rebound | 22-7 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Walter Magner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Joshua Williams | 25-7 |
| 06:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Magner knocks away the 3 by Peter Anderson | 25-7 |
| 06:28 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston tips it home | 25-9 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Evan Morris drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 27-9 |
| 05:54 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-9 |
| 05:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-9 |
| 05:36 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-12 |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams can't throw it down | 27-12 |
| 05:10 | West Virginia | Walter Magner tips it home | 29-12 |
| 04:46 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-12 |
| 04:44 | Middle Tenn. State | Peter Anderson grabs the offensive board | 29-12 |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joshua Williams - foul #1 on Joshua Williams, team foul #8 | 29-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Joshua Williams, Reginald Steinke, Evan Morris, Walter Magner, Robert Harbor | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill (PG), Eric Maresca (SF), Bruce Lumpkin (PF), Ronald Gustafson (C) Bobby Koehler, Victor Payne, Peter Anderson, Robert Ralston | |
| 04:29 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen makes the free throw | 29-15 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Goss | 31-15 |
| 04:01 | Middle Tenn. State | John Minard blocks the short jumper by Bruce Lumpkin | 31-15 |
| 04:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Eric Maresca hits the follow up shot | 31-17 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 31-17 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the offensive rebound | 31-17 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Bruce Lumpkin steals the ball from Larry Logan | 31-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Minard (fresh) C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Middle Tenn. State | PG - John Hill (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stephen Poulsen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eric Maresca (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bruce Lumpkin (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ronald Gustafson (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Middle Tenn. State | John Hill is whistled for a carry | 31-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG), Walter Magner (PF) David Zollicoffer, John Minard | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | David Davis (SG) Stephen Poulsen | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Walter Magner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Garry Bruce | 34-17 |
| 02:20 | Middle Tenn. State | Ronald Gustafson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 34-17 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Walter Magner pulls down the rebound | 34-17 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Manzi | 37-17 |
| 02:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Walter Magner takes the ball from Ronald Gustafson | 37-17 |
| 01:42 | West Virginia | Ronald Gustafson is called for the reach on Larry Logan - foul #1 on Ronald Gustafson, team foul #6 | 37-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG) Larry Logan | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Larry McDougald (PG), Bobby Koehler (SG), Victor Payne (SF), Robert Ralston (C) John Hill, Eric Maresca, Bruce Lumpkin, Ronald Gustafson | |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Manzi | 40-17 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Manzi is called for the reach on Bobby Koehler - foul #3 on Robert Manzi, team foul #9 | 40-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF), Robert Harbor (C) Robert Manzi, Garry Bruce, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen (PG), Peter Anderson (PF) Larry McDougald, David Davis | |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Bobby Koehler misses the 1st free throw | 40-17 |
| 01:08 | Middle Tenn. State | Robert Ralston grabs the offensive board | 40-17 |
| 00:53 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-17 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Robert Harbor | 40-17 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Stephen Poulsen picks off the pass by Joshua Williams in the backcourt | 40-17 |
| 00:32 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-17 |
| 00:30 | Middle Tenn. State | Victor Payne tips it in | 40-19 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Walter Magner drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-19 |
| 00:00 | Middle Tenn. State | Stephen Poulsen hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 43-19 |