| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Overman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Fred Overman inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-31 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Fred Overman takes the ball from Walter Magner | 31-31 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Michael McConkey misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Fred Overman misses the tip | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is open and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Zollicoffer out of a doubleteam | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Corey Daniel can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #3 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:30 | Alabama | Corey Daniel makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 33-33 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Fred Overman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 17:31 | Alabama | Corey Daniel banks in the layup on a nice dish by Fred Overman | 35-33 |
| 17:11 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by David Zollicoffer | 35-35 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Garry Bruce swats the short shot by Fred Overman | 35-35 |
| 16:47 | Alabama | Fred Overman tips it home | 37-35 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 16:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 37-35 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-35 |
| 16:00 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Michael McConkey | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael McConkey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:43 | Alabama | Fred Overman is fouled on the floor by Walter Magner - foul #2 on Walter Magner, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), William Rowley (PF), Travis Hardwick (C) Stanford Vansant, Michael McConkey, Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Reginald Steinke (SF), Robert Harbor (C) Joshua Williams, David Zollicoffer, Garry Bruce, Benjamin Goss | |
| 15:14 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick jams it | 39-35 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Larry Logan and he's hacked by Travis Hardwick - foul #1 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), John Minard (PF) Robert Manzi, Walter Magner | |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman is denied on a layup by Robert Harbor | 39-38 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | John Minard snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 13:40 | Alabama | Fred Overman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Fred Overman pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 13:17 | Alabama | Fred Overman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Larry Logan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 13:00 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | Clinton Kent hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Harbor - foul #2 on Robert Harbor, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), Michael McConkey (PF), Corey Daniel (C) Thomas Bonaparte, William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Garry Bruce (SF), Walter Magner (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, Reginald Steinke, John Minard, Robert Harbor | |
| 12:44 | Alabama | Clinton Kent makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Walter Magner gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Walter Magner snags the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 12:30 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is fouled on the floor by Corey Daniel - foul #2 on Corey Daniel, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (SG) David Zollicoffer | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-40 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Fred Overman | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Corey Daniel (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Benjamin Goss - foul #4 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG) Robert Manzi | |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Clinton Kent makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Walter Magner pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 44-42 |
| 11:04 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by David Zollicoffer - foul #3 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), David Cooper (SF) Clinton Kent, Fred Overman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:41 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | The rebound goes to David Cooper | 46-42 |
| 09:58 | Alabama | Walter Magner is called for the reach on Michael McConkey - foul #3 on Walter Magner, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Overman (SF) David Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:38 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte (SG), Travis Hardwick (C) Stanford Vansant, Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Fred Overman takes the ball from David Zollicoffer after a doubleteam | 46-42 |
| 09:05 | Alabama | A charge is called on Travis Hardwick - foul #2 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), William Rowley (PF) Dale Bible, Michael McConkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SF), Robert Harbor (C) Garry Bruce, Benjamin Goss | |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams scores on a floater near the basket | 46-44 |
| 08:41 | Alabama | Clinton Kent loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG) Joshua Williams | |
| 08:16 | West Virginia | Walter Magner splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor snags the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Reginald Steinke | 46-46 |
| 07:47 | Alabama | Clinton Kent is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Hardwick | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Rowley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Steinke (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Robert Harbor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor hits a turnaround from the left block | 48-48 |
| 07:13 | Alabama | Larry Logan steps in front of the Clinton Kent pass | 48-48 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Walter Magner is fouled on the floor by Fred Overman - foul #1 on Fred Overman, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), David Cooper (SF), Michael McConkey (PF), Corey Daniel (C) Thomas Bonaparte, Fred Overman, William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Robert Manzi (SG), Garry Bruce (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Reginald Steinke, Walter Magner, Robert Harbor | |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is hacked by Clinton Kent - foul #1 on Clinton Kent, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 06:33 | Alabama | Corey Daniel pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:27 | Alabama | Michael McConkey loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG) Clinton Kent | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 48-51 |
| 05:56 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses short on a floater from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 05:55 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is called for a backcourt violation | 48-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Overman (SF) David Cooper | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (PF) Robert Manzi, John Minard | |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-51 |
| 05:12 | Alabama | Fred Overman hits the follow up shot | 50-51 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Michael McConkey denies the turnaround by Walter Magner | 50-51 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Stanford Vansant picks off the pass by David Zollicoffer | 50-51 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Fred Overman blows the layup | 50-51 |
| 04:39 | Alabama | Michael McConkey grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Dale Bible is hacked by Garry Bruce - foul #1 on Garry Bruce, team foul #7 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Travis Hardwick (C) Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Dale Bible misses the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 50-51 |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is hacked by Dale Bible - foul #1 on Dale Bible, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), Thomas Bonaparte (SG) Dale Bible, Stanford Vansant | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Zollicoffer | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Bonaparte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Overman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael McConkey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joshua Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Garry Bruce (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Walter Magner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams is alone and drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Garry Bruce and the foul's on Clinton Kent - foul #2 on Clinton Kent, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (PF) Michael McConkey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Steinke (SF), Robert Harbor (C) Garry Bruce, Benjamin Goss | |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams makes the free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Thomas Bonaparte misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick tips it in | 52-54 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | William Rowley is called for the reach on Walter Magner - foul #2 on William Rowley, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), David Cooper (SF), Corey Daniel (C) Thomas Bonaparte, Fred Overman, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG) Joshua Williams | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Walter Magner makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Walter Magner makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | Fred Overman (SF), Michael McConkey (PF) David Cooper, William Rowley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joshua Williams (PG), Garry Bruce (SF), Benjamin Goss (C) Larry Logan, Reginald Steinke, Robert Harbor | |
| 02:34 | Alabama | Fred Overman splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael McConkey | 54-56 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 02:06 | Alabama | Michael McConkey hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from Clinton Kent | 56-59 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by Stanford Vansant - foul #1 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #9 | 56-59 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Corey Daniel pulls down the rebound | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:38 | Alabama | Corey Daniel misses the runner from close range | 56-59 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joshua Williams | 56-59 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is fouled on the floor by Clinton Kent - foul #3 on Clinton Kent, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the board | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Alabama | Fred Overman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joshua Williams | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce is hacked by Clinton Kent in the backcourt - foul #4 on Clinton Kent, team foul #11 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Minard (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 56-65 |
| 00:35 | Alabama | Michael McConkey grabs the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Fred Overman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Clinton Kent is called for the reach on Garry Bruce in the backcourt - foul #5 on Clinton Kent, team foul #12 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG) Clinton Kent | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Fred Overman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Walter Magner - foul #4 on Walter Magner, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) John Minard | |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Fred Overman makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:23 | Alabama | Fred Overman makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Dale Bible is called for the reach on Garry Bruce in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Bible, team foul #13 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Minard (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant is fouled on the floor by David Zollicoffer - foul #4 on David Zollicoffer, team foul #9 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) John Minard | |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is hacked by Stanford Vansant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #14 | 60-68 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Minard (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Michael McConkey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Garry Bruce gets the rebound | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Joshua Williams runs out the clock | 60-70 |