| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bowlin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Oleg Grabowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Blair (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Punch (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Crosslin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair inbounds the ball | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin banks in the layup | 48-38 |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Oleg Grabowski is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 19:07 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph Miller | 50-40 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lorenzo Krell, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| 18:45 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 18:44 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski misses the tip | 50-40 |
| 18:42 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 18:32 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Thomas Crosslin is denied by Joseph Laroche | 50-40 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | William Bowlin is fouled on the floor by Thomas Crosslin - foul #1 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF), Clay Guerrette (C) Vince Young, Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | Randall Chau hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 50-40 |
| 18:04 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 17:49 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch scores on a runner near the basket set up by Oleg Grabowski | 50-42 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Blair - foul #2 on Walter Blair, team foul #3 | 50-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Walter Blair, Joseph Punch | |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 17:34 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Arthur Grinnell | 51-42 |
| 17:10 | Nicholls State | Clay Guerrette swats the short shot by Arthur Grinnell | 51-42 |
| 17:08 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin tips it back up and in | 51-44 |
| 16:45 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum tips it back up and in | 53-44 |
| 16:41 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Billy Brouwer (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Antonio Hamilton (C) Aaron Shaul, Manuel Hedstrom, Randall Chau, Ernest Linthicum, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Alex Salley (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Joseph Miller, Oleg Grabowski, Arthur Grinnell, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 16:29 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 16:14 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley loses the dribble to Billy Brouwer | 53-44 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Vince Young hits the finger roll on a great pass from Billy Brouwer | 55-44 |
| 15:58 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman hits a turnaround in the paint | 55-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Wightman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alex Salley (fresh) C - Norman Spurling (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | Alex Salley steals the ball from Joseph Laroche | 55-46 |
| 15:29 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Brian Wightman takes the ball from Lorenzo Krell | 55-49 |
| 14:58 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Lorenzo Krell | 55-49 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-49 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell tips it home | 57-49 |
| 14:30 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-49 |
| 14:28 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling tips it home | 57-51 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF), William Bowlin (C) Vince Young, Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, Antonio Hamilton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Joseph Punch (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Stanley Kinsella, Brian Wightman, Alex Salley, Norman Spurling | |
| 13:55 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the floater from the baseline | 57-51 |
| 13:54 | Nicholls State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Punch | 57-51 |
| 13:44 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 57-51 |
| 13:43 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Randall Chau drills a shot in the paint set up by Glenn Bass | 59-53 |
| 13:03 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 59-55 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | Thomas Crosslin is called for the reach on William Bowlin - foul #2 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #4 | 59-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Billy Brouwer (SG), Clay Guerrette (PF) Glenn Bass, Randall Chau, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Punch | |
| 12:32 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer travels with the ball | 59-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell (SF) Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 12:17 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell drills a jump hook from the right block | 59-57 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Bowlin | 61-57 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Aaron Shaul (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clay Guerrette (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bowlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Joseph Miller (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oleg Grabowski (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Crosslin (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-57 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette gets the rebound | 61-57 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Blair - foul #3 on Walter Blair, team foul #5 | 61-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF) Aaron Shaul, Lorenzo Krell, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (SF), Joseph Punch (PF) Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Vince Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG), Joseph Laroche (PF) Vince Young, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| 11:11 | Nicholls State | Glenn Bass is called for the reach on Cecil Solano - foul #1 on Glenn Bass, team foul #2 | 61-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton (SF) Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| 11:06 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch is hacked by Billy Brouwer - foul #2 on Billy Brouwer, team foul #3 | 61-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski (SG) Joseph Punch | |
| 10:45 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 61-57 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ernest Linthicum | 61-57 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Thomas Crosslin blocks the short jumper by Glenn Bass | 61-57 |
| 10:36 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin pulls down the rebound | 61-57 |
| 10:31 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is called for traveling | 61-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Randall Chau (SF), William Bowlin (C) Glenn Bass, Billy Brouwer, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch (PF) Alex Salley | |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton slams it home on a great pass from Vince Young and he's hacked by Joseph Punch - foul #2 on Joseph Punch, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette (C) William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Norman Spurling (C) Jonathan Cauley, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton misses the free throw | 63-57 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch snags the defensive board | 63-57 |
| 10:06 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-57 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Vince Young is hacked by Joseph Miller in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Miller, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Bowlin (C) Antonio Hamilton | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Brian Wightman (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF) Joseph Miller, Cecil Solano, Joseph Punch | |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 09:50 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jonathan Cauley | 65-60 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Vince Young can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 65-60 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette can't tip it in | 65-60 |
| 09:43 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling grabs the board | 65-60 |
| 09:39 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Billy Brouwer (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF) Vince Young, Manuel Hedstrom, Randall Chau, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Walter Blair (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Brian Wightman, Norman Spurling | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Oleg Grabowski is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #8 | 65-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch (PF) Arthur Grinnell | |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 09:33 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-60 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on William Bowlin - foul #3 on William Bowlin, team foul #4 | 66-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (SG), Ernest Linthicum (C) Billy Brouwer, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alex Salley (SG) Oleg Grabowski | |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 09:15 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 66-61 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche gets the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 66-61 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul misses the tip | 66-61 |
| 08:37 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Thomas Crosslin | 66-61 |
| 08:32 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-61 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum grabs the board | 66-61 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul drills a jumper in the paint set up by Ernest Linthicum | 68-61 |
| 08:19 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-61 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass is hacked by Alex Salley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alex Salley, team foul #9 | 68-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Clay Guerrette (PF), Antonio Hamilton (C) Aaron Shaul, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Cecil Solano (SF), Arthur Grinnell (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Joseph Miller, Alex Salley, Walter Blair, Joseph Punch, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass makes the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 08:14 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 08:04 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell throws it down | 70-63 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Chau (SF) Glenn Bass | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 07:42 | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clay Guerrette (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Kinsella (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cecil Solano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Grinnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Spurling (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:36 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Hedstrom | 73-66 |
| 07:22 | Nicholls State | Arthur Grinnell misses the easy layup | 73-66 |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Vince Young grabs the defensive rebound | 73-66 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Vince Young misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jonathan Cauley - foul #2 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #10 | 73-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), William Bowlin (C) Randall Chau, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Walter Blair (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Stanley Kinsella, Cecil Solano, Norman Spurling | |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 07:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Oleg Grabowski | 75-68 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | William Bowlin misses short on a shot from the left block | 75-68 |
| 06:42 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Thomas Crosslin | 75-68 |
| 06:24 | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 75-68 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the defensive rebound | 75-68 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Manuel Hedstrom, Antonio Hamilton, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Cecil Solano (SF), Alex Salley (PF), Norman Spurling (C) Joseph Miller, Walter Blair, Arthur Grinnell, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (PG) Vince Young | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-68 |
| 05:42 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 05:34 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-68 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ernest Linthicum | 75-68 |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Glenn Bass can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 75-68 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum grabs the offensive board | 75-68 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Norman Spurling steps in front of the Lorenzo Krell pass | 75-68 |
| 05:06 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley loses the dribble to Glenn Bass in the backcourt | 75-68 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 75-68 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the tip | 75-68 |
| 04:48 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley pulls down the rebound | 75-68 |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cecil Solano and the foul's on Glenn Bass - foul #2 on Glenn Bass, team foul #5 | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Randall Chau (SF), Clay Guerrette (PF), William Bowlin (C) Glenn Bass, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Stanley Kinsella (SG), Brian Wightman (SF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Jonathan Cauley, Oleg Grabowski, Cecil Solano, Norman Spurling | |
| 04:41 | Nicholls State | Alex Salley misses the free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:41 | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette pulls down the rebound | 75-70 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Miller - foul #4 on Joseph Miller, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG), Joseph Punch (PF) Joseph Miller, Alex Salley | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 04:39 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Thomas Crosslin | 75-70 |
| 04:25 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Brian Wightman snags the offensive board | 75-70 |
| 04:14 | Nicholls State | Clay Guerrette takes the ball from Thomas Crosslin | 75-70 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SG), Antonio Hamilton (C) Aaron Shaul, Billy Brouwer, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:47 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses the 3 from the right wing | 75-70 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Joseph Punch is called for the reach on Vince Young - foul #3 on Joseph Punch, team foul #12 | 75-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF) Brian Wightman | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Randall Chau (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clay Guerrette (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Antonio Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Jonathan Cauley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Kinsella (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Blair (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Punch (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Crosslin (tiring) 17 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Antonio Hamilton - foul #2 on Antonio Hamilton, team foul #6 | 77-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum (PF), William Bowlin (C) Randall Chau, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch makes the 1st free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:28 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch misses the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | William Bowlin gets the rebound | 77-71 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Vince Young knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 79-71 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:45 | Nicholls State | William Bowlin is called for the reach on Thomas Crosslin - foul #4 on William Bowlin, team foul #7 | 79-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF) Antonio Hamilton, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Joseph Miller (PG), Oleg Grabowski (SG), Alex Salley (PF) Jonathan Cauley, Stanley Kinsella, Joseph Punch | |
| 02:45 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the 1st free throw | 79-71 |
| 02:45 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair snags the offensive board | 79-71 |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski is fouled on the floor by Manuel Hedstrom - foul #2 on Manuel Hedstrom, team foul #8 | 79-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (PG), Glenn Bass (SG) Vince Young, Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (SF), Norman Spurling (C) Walter Blair, Thomas Crosslin | |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 02:30 | Nicholls State | Oleg Grabowski makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Cecil Solano - foul #3 on Cecil Solano, team foul #13 | 79-73 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clay Guerrette (C) Joseph Laroche | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:11 | Nicholls State | Norman Spurling buries a shot from the left block | 80-75 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Cecil Solano - foul #4 on Cecil Solano, team foul #14 | 80-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG), Billy Brouwer (SG), Joseph Laroche (PF), William Bowlin (C) Aaron Shaul, Glenn Bass, Ernest Linthicum, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Walter Blair (SF), Joseph Punch (PF), Thomas Crosslin (C) Cecil Solano, Alex Salley, Norman Spurling | |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 01:42 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin misses the dunk attempt | 81-75 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche grabs the board | 81-75 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Vince Young's pass is intercepted by Joseph Miller in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 01:35 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair dunks the ball set up by Joseph Miller | 81-77 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Vince Young | 84-77 |
| 01:12 | Nicholls State | Nicholls State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 84-77 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch knocks in the floater from close range set up by Joseph Miller | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Lorenzo Krell is blocked by Walter Blair | 84-79 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | William Bowlin grabs the offensive rebound | 84-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | William Bowlin is hacked by Thomas Crosslin - foul #3 on Thomas Crosslin, team foul #15 | 84-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (SG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF) Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | William Bowlin makes the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | William Bowlin makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Laroche - foul #2 on Joseph Laroche, team foul #9 | 86-79 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF) Aaron Shaul, Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch makes the 1st free throw | 86-80 |
| 00:37 | Nicholls State | Joseph Punch makes the 2nd free throw | 86-81 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Vince Young is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Miller - foul #5 on Joseph Miller, team foul #16 | 86-81 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (SG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF) Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley (PG) Joseph Miller | |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 1st free throw | 87-81 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 2nd free throw | 88-81 |
| 00:29 | Nicholls State | Walter Blair throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-81 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Oleg Grabowski is called for the reach on Aaron Shaul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oleg Grabowski, team foul #17 | 88-81 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 1st free throw | 89-81 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul makes the 2nd free throw | 90-81 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 90-84 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Vince Young is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Cauley - foul #3 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #18 | 90-84 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (SG) Aaron Shaul | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Vince Young misses the 1st free throw | 90-84 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 2nd free throw | 91-84 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 91-87 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Jonathan Cauley is called for the reach on Vince Young in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #19 | 91-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Ernest Linthicum (PF) Glenn Bass, Manuel Hedstrom, Joseph Laroche | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Vince Young makes the 1st free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Vince Young misses the 2nd free throw | 92-87 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin gets the rebound | 92-87 |
| 00:06 | Nicholls State | Jonathan Cauley misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 92-87 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | William Bowlin gets the rebound | 92-87 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Jonathan Cauley is called for the reach on William Bowlin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jonathan Cauley, team foul #20 | 92-87 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Glenn Bass (SG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF) Billy Brouwer, Lorenzo Krell, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cecil Solano (PG) Jonathan Cauley | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | William Bowlin makes the 1st free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | William Bowlin misses the 2nd free throw | 93-87 |
| 00:03 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin grabs the defensive rebound | 93-87 |
| 00:00 | Nicholls State | Thomas Crosslin clanks a halfcourt shot | 93-87 |