| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reynaldo Villanueva (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Sirianni (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Byars (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Joseph Baker | 34-42 |
| 19:06 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 34-42 |
| 19:04 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Carter (C) Harvey Newell | |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Harold Carter clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 34-42 |
| 18:33 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 18:22 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Harold Carter drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 18:09 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni clanks a turnaround in the lane | 34-45 |
| 18:08 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo grabs the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Baker - foul #1 on Joseph Baker, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Reynaldo Villanueva, Steven Sirianni, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Bobby Boyce, Kenneth Newlin, Michael Stewart, Joseph Baker | |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Modesto Bianchi - foul #2 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #1 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski (SF) Dikembe Arakawa | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (C) Harold Carter | |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 17:11 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 17:09 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi grabs the offensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 17:00 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 16:52 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:32 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski misses the floater from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 36-46 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 16:22 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski grabs the board | 36-46 |
| 16:16 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski is whistled for traveling | 36-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Steven Sirianni (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Sam Williams (PF), Keith Byars (C) Modesto Bianchi, Arthur Mack, Boris Solarski, Joseph Luciano, Clarence Karns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Thomas Giguere (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Jess Daniels, Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce travels in the backcourt | 36-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Carter (C) Harvey Newell | |
| 15:53 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams can't finish the layup | 36-46 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reynaldo Villanueva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Sirianni (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sam Williams (fresh) C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Joseph Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Harold Carter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Harold Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (PG) Reynaldo Villanueva | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG) Thomas Giguere | |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster lays it in on a nice dish by Dikembe Arakawa and the foul's on Bobby Boyce - foul #3 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Sam Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:36 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Dikembe Arakawa is called for the reach on Michael Stewart in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Harold Carter misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-46 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker snags the offensive board | 39-46 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Pasquale Acevedo swats the short shot by Joseph Baker | 39-46 |
| 14:59 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 14:36 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses the easy layup | 39-46 |
| 14:34 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce is hacked by Willard Foster in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willard Foster, team foul #3 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (PG), Arthur Mack (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Sam Williams (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Willard Foster, Steven Sirianni, Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Shane Brockway (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Bobby Boyce, Kenneth Newlin, Michael Stewart, Harold Carter | |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Modesto Bianchi | 42-46 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Clarence Karns (C) Boris Solarski, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SF), Joseph Baker (PF) Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| 13:25 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Arthur Mack, Joseph Luciano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Reynaldo Villanueva - foul #2 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| 13:11 | West Virginia | Clarence Karns is called for the reach on Thomas Giguere - foul #2 on Clarence Karns, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG) Jess Daniels | |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the floater from the right block | 42-46 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker drills a shot near the basket set up by Shane Brockway and he's hacked by Pasquale Acevedo - foul #1 on Pasquale Acevedo, team foul #6 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Keith Byars (C) Modesto Bianchi, Clarence Karns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Michael Stewart (SF) Shane Brockway, Thomas Giguere | |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker makes the free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:14 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Reynaldo Villanueva | 44-49 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart loses the dribble to Reynaldo Villanueva in the backcourt | 44-49 |
| 11:59 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni loses the dribble to Michael Stewart | 44-49 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the wide open jumper from close range on a nice dish by Bobby Boyce | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reynaldo Villanueva (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Sirianni (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Byars (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Bobby Boyce (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Harvey Newell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Sam Houston State | Harvey Newell is called for the reach on Keith Byars - foul #2 on Harvey Newell, team foul #3 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Boris Solarski (SF), Sam Williams (PF), Joseph Luciano (C) Steven Sirianni, Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SG), Harold Carter (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Bobby Boyce, Kenneth Newlin, Joseph Baker, Harvey Newell | |
| 11:26 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-51 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart is whistled for traveling | 44-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG) Michael Stewart | |
| 11:04 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | Harold Carter grabs the board | 44-51 |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 10:57 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 10:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano blows the layup | 44-51 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is hacked by Reynaldo Villanueva - foul #3 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi (PG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Clarence Karns (C) Reynaldo Villanueva, Boris Solarski, Sam Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Joseph Baker (PF) Jess Daniels, Shane Brockway, Harold Carter | |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 10:24 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:09 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #8 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG), Pasquale Acevedo (PF) Arthur Mack, Joseph Luciano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Stewart (SF), Harold Carter (C) Mervin Logan, Raymond Grove | |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Bobby Boyce | 46-55 |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Bobby Boyce - foul #4 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #4 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:42 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:23 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 48-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Keith Byars (C) Dikembe Arakawa, Clarence Karns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG), Harvey Newell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Harold Carter | |
| 09:07 | Sam Houston State | Pasquale Acevedo loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG) Steven Sirianni | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG) Michael Stewart | |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano (PF) Pasquale Acevedo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (PF) Joseph Baker | |
| 08:34 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 08:33 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is fouled on the floor by Modesto Bianchi - foul #4 on Modesto Bianchi, team foul #9 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Boris Solarski (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Sam Williams (PF) Arthur Mack, Modesto Bianchi, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Harold Carter (C) Shane Brockway, Thomas Giguere, Harvey Newell | |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 08:08 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 07:52 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Reynaldo Villanueva (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Boris Solarski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dikembe Arakawa (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sam Williams (fresh) C - Joseph Luciano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mervin Logan (fairly fresh) 2 stl. C - Harold Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Arakawa - foul #4 on Dikembe Arakawa, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster (PG), Keith Byars (C) Reynaldo Villanueva, Joseph Luciano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bobby Boyce (PG), Joseph Baker (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Jess Daniels, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter | |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 07:45 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Bobby Boyce - foul #5 on Bobby Boyce, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG) Bobby Boyce | |
| 07:35 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-56 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:58 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Shane Brockway | 53-59 |
| 06:37 | Sam Houston State | Sam Williams is fouled on the floor by Joseph Baker - foul #2 on Joseph Baker, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Boris Solarski, Dikembe Arakawa, Sam Williams, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (PG), Harold Carter (C) Shane Brockway, Raymond Grove | |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 06:23 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Willard Foster | 53-59 |
| 06:05 | Sam Houston State | Willard Foster misses the floater from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Harold Carter snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 53-59 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 05:45 | West Virginia | Modesto Bianchi steps in front of the Kenneth Newlin pass | 53-59 |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Newlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #7 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Keith Byars (C) Modesto Bianchi, Joseph Luciano, Clarence Karns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Michael Stewart, Joseph Baker | |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere grabs the defensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | Harold Carter buries a floater from the baseline set up by Thomas Giguere | 53-61 |
| 04:49 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell snags the defensive board | 53-61 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan buries a shot from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 04:16 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-63 |
| 04:15 | Sam Houston State | The offensive rebound goes to Pasquale Acevedo | 53-63 |
| 03:58 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses the easy layup | 53-63 |
| 03:56 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack can't tip it in | 53-63 |
| 03:54 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the offensive rebound | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-63 |
| 03:34 | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack hits the follow up shot | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - Willard Foster (tiring) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Steven Sirianni (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Arthur Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Pasquale Acevedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Byars (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Giguere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mervin Logan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Harold Carter (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Newell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Willard Foster is called for the reach on Jess Daniels in the backcourt - foul #5 on Willard Foster, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva (PG), Boris Solarski (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Willard Foster, Steven Sirianni, Arthur Mack, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (SG), Michael Stewart (SF), Joseph Baker (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Thomas Giguere, Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #8 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin (SG) Jess Daniels | |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:17 | Sam Houston State | Clarence Karns misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Stewart | 56-65 |
| 02:58 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the jump hook in the paint | 56-67 |
| 02:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Boris Solarski - foul #2 on Boris Solarski, team foul #12 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Sam Williams (PF) Boris Solarski, Dikembe Arakawa, Clarence Karns | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:15 | Sam Houston State | Modesto Bianchi buries a shot from the baseline set up by Arthur Mack | 61-70 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart is hacked by Joseph Luciano - foul #2 on Joseph Luciano, team foul #13 | 61-70 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni (SG), Dikembe Arakawa (SF), Pasquale Acevedo (PF), Keith Byars (C) Arthur Mack, Modesto Bianchi, Sam Williams, Joseph Luciano | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (C) Raymond Grove | |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 02:00 | Sam Houston State | Keith Byars grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 01:41 | Sam Houston State | Steven Sirianni clanks a 3 from straight away | 61-71 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Michael Stewart comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 61-71 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Reynaldo Villanueva grabs the board | 61-71 |
| 01:14 | Sam Houston State | Dikembe Arakawa lays it up and in | 63-71 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Keith Byars - foul #2 on Keith Byars, team foul #14 | 63-71 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Baker picks off the pass by Pasquale Acevedo | 63-73 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker is hacked by Reynaldo Villanueva in the backcourt - foul #4 on Reynaldo Villanueva, team foul #15 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Arthur Mack (SG), Modesto Bianchi (SF), Joseph Luciano (PF), Clarence Karns (C) Steven Sirianni, Dikembe Arakawa, Pasquale Acevedo, Keith Byars | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harold Carter (C) Kenneth Newlin, Michael Stewart, Harvey Newell | |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Joseph Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Mervin Logan - foul #2 on Mervin Logan, team foul #9 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (C) Joseph Baker | |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano misses the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 64-75 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Mervin Logan | 64-77 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano is fouled on the floor by Raymond Grove - foul #2 on Raymond Grove, team foul #10 | 64-77 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano makes the 1st free throw | 65-77 |
| 00:07 | Sam Houston State | Joseph Luciano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-77 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels runs out the clock | 66-77 |