| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Samuel Slack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clayton Deming (fresh) SG - Hans Zan (fresh) SF - Carl Anderson (fresh) PF - Richard Harden (fresh) C - Christopher Dickerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert scores on a floater in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois-Chicago | The short jumper by Christopher Dickerson is denied by Daren Singleton | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden can't connect on a floater from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:19 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is hacked by Christopher Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Dickerson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Richard Harden swats the short shot by Robert Shumpert | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan (PF) Richard Harden | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-0 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Duncan - foul #1 on Michael Duncan, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Jason Johnson (PF), George Watson (C) Clayton Deming, Hans Zan, Carl Anderson, Christopher Dickerson | |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 16:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne's pass is intercepted by Cory Alarcon in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Cory Alarcon and he's fouled by Jason Johnson - foul #1 on Jason Johnson, team foul #3 | 6-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG) Robert Shumpert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden (PF) George Watson | |
| 16:27 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:11 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Milam | 7-0 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is fouled on the floor by Jason Johnson - foul #2 on Jason Johnson, team foul #4 | 7-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Mario Klima, Alex Jackson, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (PG), George Watson (C) Michael Duncan, Jason Johnson | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Clayton Deming (fresh) SG - Donald Horne (fresh) SF - Steve Dillinger (fresh) PF - Richard Harden (fresh) 2 reb. C - George Watson (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Cory Alarcon and he's fouled by Richard Harden - foul #1 on Richard Harden, team foul #5 | 9-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Lawrence Milam | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan (SG), Christopher Dickerson (C) Donald Horne, George Watson | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the free throw | 9-0 |
| 15:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger pulls down the rebound | 9-0 |
| 15:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Samuel Slack - foul #1 on Samuel Slack, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson (SF) Steve Dillinger | |
| 14:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-0 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the defensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 9-0 |
| 14:22 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Christopher Dickerson | 9-0 |
| 14:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Michael Merrifield | 9-0 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield lays it up and in | 11-0 |
| 14:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 11-0 |
| 14:04 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to Clayton Deming | 11-0 |
| 13:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-0 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the board | 11-0 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Hans Zan steps in front of the Michael Merrifield pass in the backcourt | 11-0 |
| 13:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Slack steps in front of the Richard Harden pass | 11-0 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Robert Shumpert, Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), Michael Duncan (PF), George Watson (C) Clayton Deming, Hans Zan, Carl Anderson, Richard Harden, Christopher Dickerson | |
| 13:10 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger misses the shot from the left side | 11-0 |
| 13:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 11-0 |
| 12:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Horne | 11-2 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Stokes | 14-2 |
| 12:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-2 |
| 12:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan grabs the offensive board | 14-2 |
| 11:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Hesson loses the dribble to Cory Alarcon | 14-2 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon throws it down | 16-2 |
| 11:35 | Illinois-Chicago | Mario Klima denies the turnaround by Steve Dillinger | 16-2 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the board | 16-2 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) SF - Mario Klima (fresh) PF - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - William Stokes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Dillinger (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Hesson (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Duncan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Watson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | William Stokes loses the dribble to Henry Hesson in the backcourt | 16-2 |
| 11:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan hits the finger roll set up by Henry Hesson | 16-4 |
| 10:58 | West Virginia | William Stokes travels with the ball | 16-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (PG), Hans Zan (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), Richard Harden (PF), Christopher Dickerson (C) Donald Horne, Steve Dillinger, Henry Hesson, Michael Duncan, George Watson | |
| 10:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 16-4 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is hacked by Clayton Deming in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clayton Deming, team foul #6 | 16-4 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is fouled on the floor by Richard Harden - foul #2 on Richard Harden, team foul #7 | 16-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG) Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan (PF) Richard Harden | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 1st free throw | 16-4 |
| 10:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan pulls down the rebound | 16-4 |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Cory Alarcon - foul #1 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #2 | 16-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 16-5 |
| 09:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 16-5 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack grabs the board | 16-5 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert connects on the shot from the left block set up by Mario Klima | 18-5 |
| 09:05 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Duncan makes the jumper from the right wing | 18-7 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-7 |
| 08:44 | West Virginia | Mario Klima can't tip it in | 18-7 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Daren Singleton | 18-7 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 18-7 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton gets the offensive rebound | 18-7 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 18-7 |
| 08:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson snags the defensive board | 18-7 |
| 07:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Clayton Deming | 18-9 |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Hans Zan is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Hans Zan, team foul #8 | 18-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Cory Alarcon, Mario Klima, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Henry Hesson (SF) Clayton Deming, Hans Zan, Carl Anderson | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 07:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 18-9 |
| 07:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 18-9 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam grabs the defensive rebound | 18-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Stokes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Donald Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Dillinger (fresh) SF - Henry Hesson (fresh) PF - Michael Duncan (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 07:00 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Michael Duncan | 18-9 |
| 06:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG) Robert Shumpert | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson (C) Christopher Dickerson | |
| 06:31 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Steve Dillinger | 18-11 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam clanks a shot from the right block | 18-11 |
| 06:09 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 05:50 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger is whistled for a carry | 18-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Mario Klima (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (PG), Hans Zan (SG), Carl Anderson (SF), Christopher Dickerson (C) Donald Horne, Steve Dillinger, Henry Hesson, George Watson | |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Merrifield | 20-11 |
| 05:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson is fouled on the floor by Alex Jackson - foul #1 on Alex Jackson, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Samuel Slack (C) Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| 04:51 | Illinois-Chicago | Michael Merrifield takes the ball from Christopher Dickerson | 20-11 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), William Stokes (PF) Michael Merrifield, Daren Singleton | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (SG) Hans Zan | |
| 04:33 | Illinois-Chicago | William Stokes swats the short shot by Michael Duncan | 20-11 |
| 04:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson misses the tip | 20-11 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam pulls down the rebound | 20-11 |
| 04:11 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-11 |
| 03:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Cory Alarcon takes the ball from Donald Horne | 23-11 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon is fouled in the backcourt by Clayton Deming - foul #2 on Clayton Deming, team foul #9 | 23-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF) Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), Richard Harden (PF), Jason Johnson (C) Clayton Deming, Carl Anderson, Michael Duncan, Christopher Dickerson | |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 24-11 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-11 |
| 03:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Henry Hesson | 25-13 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | William Stokes is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Dillinger - foul #1 on Steve Dillinger, team foul #10 | 25-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan (SG) Donald Horne | |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) PF - Daren Singleton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Stokes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Steve Dillinger (fresh) SG - Hans Zan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Henry Hesson (fresh) PF - Richard Harden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Johnson (fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Steve Dillinger | 27-15 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Steve Dillinger is called for the reach on Michael Merrifield - foul #2 on Steve Dillinger, team foul #11 | 27-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Alex Jackson (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, William Stokes | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (PG) Steve Dillinger | |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 02:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Henry Hesson grabs the board | 28-15 |
| 02:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Hans Zan is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Milam - foul #2 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #5 | 28-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Carl Anderson (SF) Henry Hesson | |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden lays it up and in on a great pass from Clayton Deming and he's fouled by Mario Klima - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #6 | 28-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne (PG), George Watson (C) Clayton Deming, Jason Johnson | |
| 02:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden makes the free throw | 28-18 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Mario Klima loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-18 |
| 01:38 | Illinois-Chicago | George Watson's layup is rejected by Alex Jackson | 28-18 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert grabs the board | 28-18 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-18 |
| 01:09 | Illinois-Chicago | Donald Horne connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Harden | 30-21 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack buries a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on George Watson - foul #1 on George Watson, team foul #12 | 32-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), William Stokes (PF) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming (PG), Steve Dillinger (SG), Henry Hesson (SF), Christopher Dickerson (C) Donald Horne, Hans Zan, Carl Anderson, George Watson | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Steve Dillinger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 00:36 | Illinois-Chicago | Clayton Deming can't tip it in | 33-21 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Henry Hesson is called for the reach on Cory Alarcon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Hesson, team foul #13 | 33-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Jason Johnson (PF) Richard Harden | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 1st free throw | 33-21 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Cory Alarcon - foul #2 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #7 | 34-21 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 00:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton is fouled on the floor by Jason Johnson - foul #3 on Jason Johnson, team foul #14 | 34-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Richard Harden (PF) Jason Johnson | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 00:04 | Illinois-Chicago | The rebound goes to Christopher Dickerson | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Dickerson misses long on a halfcourt shot | 34-23 |