| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (fresh) SG - Hubert Lee (fresh) SF - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fresh) C - Antonio Arnett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Eddy Sanders (fresh) SG - Ross Fessler (fresh) SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) PF - Edwin Priebe (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't finish the uncontested layup | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Eddy Sanders - foul #1 on Eddy Sanders, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams blows the layup but the foul's on Antonio Arnett - foul #1 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett pulls down the rebound | 3-1 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lloyd Stogner | 6-1 |
| 17:40 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders double dribbles | 6-1 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Lloyd Stogner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG), Donald Christmas (PF), Michael Blackburn (C) Ross Fessler, Edwin Priebe, Robert Williams | |
| 17:19 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas comes up short on the floater from close range | 6-1 |
| 17:18 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:04 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-1 |
| 17:02 | West Virginia | Frank Behr snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-1 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas gets the rebound | 6-1 |
| 16:18 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #1 on Robert Thomas, team foul #2 | 6-1 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG) Hubert Lee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (SG), Mark Martines (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Robert Williams (C) Eddy Sanders, Joseph Allen, Donald Christmas, Michael Blackburn | |
| 16:05 | Sam Houston State | Robert Thomas picks off the pass by Edwin Priebe | 6-1 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner jams it on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 8-1 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Behr (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (fairly fresh) C - Antonio Arnett (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ian Weaver (fresh) SG - Steven Hermosillo (fresh) SF - Mark Martines (fresh) PF - Edwin Priebe (fresh) C - Robert Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Sam Houston State | The jump hook by Edwin Priebe is blocked by Antonio Arnett | 8-1 |
| 15:52 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams tips it home | 8-3 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Ian Weaver steals it from Robert Thomas | 8-3 |
| 15:14 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Justin Henson (SF) Lloyd Stogner, Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler (SG), Donald Christmas (PF) Ian Weaver, Edwin Priebe | |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-3 |
| 14:52 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 14:24 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo lays it up and in set up by Robert Williams | 8-5 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 13:39 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG), Frank Behr (SF) Hubert Lee, Justin Henson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Ian Weaver (SG), Joseph Allen (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF) Steven Hermosillo, Ross Fessler, Mark Martines, Robert Williams | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Lloyd Stogner and he's hacked by Eddy Sanders - foul #2 on Eddy Sanders, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar (SG), Michael Blackburn (C) Eddy Sanders, Donald Christmas | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:05 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe misses the turnaround from the left block | 13-5 |
| 13:04 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:50 | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver misses short on a floater from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 12:49 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Arnett | 13-5 |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Frank Behr loses the dribble to Joseph Allen | 13-5 |
| 12:17 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-5 |
| 12:15 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Antonio Arnett is called for the reach on Edwin Priebe - foul #2 on Antonio Arnett, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG), Justin Henson (SF) Lloyd Stogner, Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Donald Christmas (C) Ian Weaver, Nathan Oscar, Michael Blackburn | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Justin Henson (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (tiring) C - Antonio Arnett (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Steven Hermosillo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ross Fessler (fresh) SF - Joseph Allen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Priebe (fairly fresh) C - Donald Christmas (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Sam Houston State | Ross Fessler clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-5 |
| 11:46 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo gets the offensive rebound | 13-5 |
| 11:33 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Ross Fessler | 13-8 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee buries a 3 from straight away | 16-8 |
| 11:05 | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo is hacked by Robert Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Thomas, team foul #4 | 16-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG) Hubert Lee | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Mark Martines (SF), Robert Williams (C) Ross Fessler, Joseph Allen, Edwin Priebe | |
| 10:48 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Stogner - foul #1 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #5 | 16-8 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Joseph Allen (SF) Lee Villela, Steven Hermosillo, Mark Martines | |
| 10:26 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 16-8 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner grabs the defensive rebound | 16-8 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Carl McNurlen - foul #1 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #6 | 16-8 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 10:12 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-10 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 09:54 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett gets the offensive rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas buries a runner from close range | 18-10 |
| 09:08 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ian Weaver | 18-13 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 18-13 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 18-13 |
| 08:16 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 07:54 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen loses the dribble to Lloyd Stogner | 18-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lloyd Stogner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Carl McNurlen (tired) 2 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Ian Weaver (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ross Fessler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Christmas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is hacked by Joseph Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Allen, team foul #3 | 18-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Lloyd Stogner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (PG), Nathan Oscar (SG), Mark Martines (SF), Edwin Priebe (PF), Michael Blackburn (C) Ian Weaver, Ross Fessler, Joseph Allen, Donald Christmas, Robert Williams | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Michael Blackburn is called for the reach on Frank Behr - foul #1 on Michael Blackburn, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| 07:06 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-13 |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | Carl McNurlen is called for the reach on Edwin Priebe - foul #2 on Carl McNurlen, team foul #7 | 21-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen (SF) Mark Martines | |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 06:48 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe makes the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-15 |
| 06:24 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe gets the rebound | 21-15 |
| 06:04 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-15 |
| 06:02 | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:57 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar's pass is intercepted by Carl McNurlen | 21-15 |
| 05:32 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Allen | 21-15 |
| 05:31 | Sam Houston State | Nathan Oscar pulls down the rebound | 21-15 |
| 05:21 | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe's pass is intercepted by Antonio Arnett | 21-15 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner (SG), Justin Henson (SF) Hubert Lee, Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela (PG), Ian Weaver (SG), Mark Martines (SF), Donald Christmas (PF), Robert Williams (C) Steven Hermosillo, Nathan Oscar, Joseph Allen, Edwin Priebe, Michael Blackburn | |
| 04:52 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas slams it home on a great pass from Ian Weaver | 21-17 |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-17 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #3 on Robert Thomas, team foul #8 | 21-17 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:35 | Sam Houston State | Lee Villela misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett pulls down the rebound | 21-18 |
| 04:06 | West Virginia | Donald Christmas blocks the jumper by Robert Thomas | 21-18 |
| 04:05 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 21-18 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the board | 21-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Thomas (very tired) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Stogner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Henson (fresh) PF - Carl McNurlen (tired) 3 reb. C - Antonio Arnett (very tired) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Lee Villela (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ian Weaver (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Martines (fresh) PF - Donald Christmas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner is hacked by Ian Weaver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ian Weaver, team foul #5 | 21-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Justin Henson | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders (PG), Ross Fessler (SG), Joseph Allen (SF) Lee Villela, Ian Weaver, Robert Williams | |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 21-18 |
| 03:30 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders snags the defensive board | 21-18 |
| 03:26 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Allen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-18 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Lloyd Stogner grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 21-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Edwin Priebe (PF) Mark Martines | |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | Donald Christmas swats the dunk try by Robert Thomas | 21-18 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Antonio Arnett | 21-18 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Antonio Arnett | 23-18 |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Stogner - foul #2 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #9 | 23-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hubert Lee (SG) Frank Behr | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams (C) Edwin Priebe | |
| 02:34 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Carl McNurlen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Donald Christmas denies the turnaround by Robert Thomas | 23-18 |
| 02:10 | Sam Houston State | Donald Christmas gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 01:55 | Sam Houston State | Robert Williams lays it up and in set up by Eddy Sanders | 23-20 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Ross Fessler is called for the reach on Hubert Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ross Fessler, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Ian Weaver (SG), Edwin Priebe (PF) Ross Fessler, Donald Christmas | |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Hubert Lee's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Priebe | 23-20 |
| 01:37 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Allen | 23-20 |
| 01:19 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Allen and he's hacked by Lloyd Stogner - foul #3 on Lloyd Stogner, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Frank Behr (SF) Lloyd Stogner | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Michael Blackburn (C) Robert Williams | |
| 01:19 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the free throw | 23-23 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas's floater is knocked away by Edwin Priebe | 23-23 |
| 00:55 | Sam Houston State | The rebound goes to Joseph Allen | 23-23 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders is hacked by Robert Thomas - foul #4 on Robert Thomas, team foul #11 | 23-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines (SF), Donald Christmas (C) Joseph Allen, Michael Blackburn | |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Eddy Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas is hacked by Eddy Sanders - foul #3 on Eddy Sanders, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Hermosillo (SG), Michael Blackburn (C) Eddy Sanders, Edwin Priebe | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Robert Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:03 | Sam Houston State | Mark Martines misses long on a 3 from straight away | 25-25 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Antonio Arnett comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 25-25 |