| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Borja (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Elkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clark Bartholomew (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clyde Degraff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Clyde Degraff swats the short shot by Robert Shumpert | 32-25 |
| 19:17 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Clyde Degraff | 32-25 |
| 19:10 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-25 |
| 19:08 | Texas Southern | David Borja tips it back up and in | 34-25 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton hits the follow up shot | 34-27 |
| 18:41 | Texas Southern | David Borja travels with the ball | 34-27 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the tip | 34-27 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Daren Singleton | 34-27 |
| 17:56 | West Virginia | Eugene Elkins steps in front of the Samuel Slack pass | 34-27 |
| 17:51 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:34 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Clyde Degraff | 37-27 |
| 17:24 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Lyle Tavares - foul #2 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Lawrence Green (SG), Albert Oliver (SF), James Lewis (C) Rickie Simmons, David Borja, Eugene Elkins, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| 17:24 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:24 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew makes the 2nd free throw | 39-27 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-27 |
| 16:53 | Texas Southern | James Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 16:43 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Oliver | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Medeiros - foul #2 on Charles Medeiros, team foul #1 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG) Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the 1st free throw | 41-27 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:24 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 43-28 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | William Stokes knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Merrifield and he's hacked by Lawrence Green - foul #3 on Lawrence Green, team foul #2 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Eugene Elkins (SF) Ronald Swinehart, Lawrence Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the free throw | 43-31 |
| 15:47 | Texas Southern | James Lewis misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-31 |
| 15:45 | Texas Southern | The offensive rebound goes to James Lewis | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Medeiros (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Elkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Albert Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins's pass is intercepted by Alex Jackson | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 14:58 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 14:42 | Texas Southern | James Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 43-31 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Lawrence Green (SG), Michael Carrington (SF), Clark Bartholomew (PF), Thomas Rodgers (C) Rickie Simmons, Charles Medeiros, Eugene Elkins, Albert Oliver, James Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Mario Klima, William Stokes, Alex Jackson | |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam's pass is intercepted by Michael Carrington in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| 14:19 | Texas Southern | Lyle Tavares takes the ball from Lawrence Green | 43-31 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam throws it down on a nice dish by Lyle Tavares | 43-33 |
| 14:04 | Texas Southern | Samuel Slack swats the layup by Thomas Rodgers | 43-33 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 13:24 | Texas Southern | Daren Singleton denies the turnaround by Thomas Rodgers | 43-35 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Swinehart - foul #1 on Ronald Swinehart, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), David Borja (SG), Clyde Degraff (C) Ronald Swinehart, Lawrence Green, Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Mario Klima (SF) Robert Shumpert, Lyle Tavares | |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-35 |
| 12:55 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew grabs the defensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:35 | Texas Southern | Daren Singleton steps in front of the Clark Bartholomew pass | 43-35 |
| 12:31 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled in the backcourt by David Borja - foul #3 on David Borja, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver (PF) Clark Bartholomew | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), William Stokes (C) Lawrence Milam, Samuel Slack | |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 11:57 | Texas Southern | David Borja scores on a jump hook in the paint | 45-38 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon's pass is intercepted by David Borja in the backcourt | 45-38 |
| 11:49 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Eugene Elkins (SG), Lawrence Green (SF), James Lewis (C) Rickie Simmons, David Borja, Michael Carrington, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (PF) Mario Klima, Daren Singleton | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Eugene Elkins steals the ball from Cory Alarcon | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Charles Medeiros (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eugene Elkins (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Lawrence Green (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Albert Oliver (fresh) 8 pts. C - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins misses long on a floater from the left side | 45-38 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Eugene Elkins - foul #1 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Michael Carrington (SF), Thomas Rodgers (C) Eugene Elkins, Lawrence Green, Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG) Cory Alarcon, Lyle Tavares | |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 10:50 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Borja (SG), Clyde Degraff (C) Charles Medeiros, Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Michael Merrifield, William Stokes, Alex Jackson | |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 10:24 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 47-42 |
| 09:51 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 09:49 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff gets the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:38 | Texas Southern | Samuel Slack denies the turnaround by James Lewis | 47-42 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | David Borja is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Borja, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG), Charles Medeiros (SG), Eugene Elkins (SF), Albert Oliver (PF), Thomas Rodgers (C) Rickie Simmons, David Borja, Michael Carrington, James Lewis, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG) Lawrence Milam | |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Thomas Rodgers is called for the reach on Cory Alarcon - foul #1 on Thomas Rodgers, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green (SF) Ronald Swinehart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) Mario Klima | |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 08:56 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver clanks a turnaround in the lane | 47-44 |
| 08:54 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 08:32 | Texas Southern | Albert Oliver connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-47 |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #3 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), David Borja (SG), James Lewis (PF), Clyde Degraff (C) Charles Medeiros, Lawrence Green, Albert Oliver, Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Cory Alarcon, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 07:48 | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Rickie Simmons steps in front of the Lawrence Milam pass | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Borja (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Elkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clyde Degraff (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Texas Southern | James Lewis buries a runner from the left block | 54-47 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is hacked by Eugene Elkins - foul #2 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #8 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF), Clark Bartholomew (PF) Eugene Elkins, James Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 06:28 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 06:24 | West Virginia | William Stokes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #4 | 54-49 |
| 06:09 | Texas Southern | David Borja scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Carrington | 57-49 |
| 05:47 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cory Alarcon | 57-51 |
| 05:42 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses the 3 from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 05:41 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson snags the defensive board | 57-51 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Michael Carrington is called for the reach on Alex Jackson - foul #4 on Michael Carrington, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros (PG), Lawrence Green (SG), Albert Oliver (PF), James Lewis (C) Rickie Simmons, David Borja, Clark Bartholomew, Clyde Degraff | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, William Stokes | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:11 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-53 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon is hacked by James Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lewis, team foul #10 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Alex Jackson | |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:08 | Texas Southern | James Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 04:53 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green is fouled on the floor by Daren Singleton - foul #2 on Daren Singleton, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart (PG) Michael Carrington | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| 04:46 | Texas Southern | Lawrence Green comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Lewis - foul #4 on James Lewis, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Daren Singleton - foul #3 on Daren Singleton, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington (SF) Lawrence Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:05 | Texas Southern | Ronald Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | James Lewis is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Lewis, team foul #12 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons (PG), Thomas Rodgers (C) Ronald Swinehart, James Lewis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:03 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:03 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 03:45 | Texas Southern | Michael Carrington misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 03:43 | Texas Southern | Charles Medeiros grabs the offensive board | 62-57 |
| 03:22 | Texas Southern | Thomas Rodgers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Rodgers, team foul #13 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | Eugene Elkins (SG), Clark Bartholomew (PF) Charles Medeiros, Albert Oliver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG), Mario Klima (SF), William Stokes (PF), Alex Jackson (C) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Lineup | Texas Southern | PG - Rickie Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Elkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carrington (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Clark Bartholomew (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Rodgers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stokes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Elkins - foul #3 on Eugene Elkins, team foul #14 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 02:59 | Texas Southern | Clark Bartholomew makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Carrington | 65-58 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson lays it up and in | 65-60 |
| 02:32 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | David Borja (SG), Clyde Degraff (C) Eugene Elkins, Thomas Rodgers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF) Mario Klima | |
| 02:18 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons travels with the ball | 65-60 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled on the floor by Rickie Simmons - foul #2 on Rickie Simmons, team foul #15 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Slack (C) Alex Jackson | |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:03 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 01:49 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lyle Tavares - foul #4 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #7 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Texas Southern | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) William Stokes | |
| 01:49 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 01:49 | Texas Southern | Rickie Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton hits a jump hook from the left block | 67-64 |
| 01:05 | Texas Southern | Clyde Degraff buries a floater from the left side | 69-64 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Texas Southern | Texas Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Texas Southern | David Borja travels with the ball | 69-66 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-66 |
| 00:00 | Texas Southern | The rebound goes to Michael Carrington | 69-66 |