| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donnie Moss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is fouled on the floor by Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Patrick Hall, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF) Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 19:21 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is denied on a layup by Patrick Hall | 33-38 |
| 19:19 | Houston | The rebound goes to Eddie Davidson | 33-38 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Clarence Daniels banks in the layup set up by Justin Kirkley | 33-40 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Scott Leff drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by David McKennzie | 36-40 |
| 18:28 | Houston | Justin Kirkley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Donald Clark | 36-40 |
| 18:06 | West Virginia | David McKennzie scores on a floater in the paint | 38-40 |
| 17:41 | Houston | Dustin Romer buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 17:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Justin Kirkley | 38-43 |
| 16:57 | Houston | Patrick Hall lays it in | 38-45 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | David McKennzie misses the easy layup | 38-45 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Scott Leff tips it home | 40-45 |
| 16:10 | Houston | Dustin Romer misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Scott Leff pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | Donald Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | David McKennzie tips it home | 42-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Piner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Leff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Daniels (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-45 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | David Piner snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| 15:13 | West Virginia | David McKennzie is fouled on the floor by Clarence Daniels - foul #1 on Clarence Daniels, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Rickey Burton (SF), Richard Antoine (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Eddie Davidson, Patrick Hall, Clarence Daniels | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan banks in the layup set up by Donnie Moss | 44-45 |
| 14:40 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Antoine | 44-48 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan's floater is knocked away by Richard Antoine | 44-48 |
| 14:18 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 14:14 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Estes | 44-50 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Watson | 47-50 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Arron Lenahan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-50 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Terence Sullivan | 47-50 |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Clarence Daniels (C) Bryan Shoffner, Arthur Estes, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| 12:57 | Houston | Dustin Romer's fadeaway is rejected by Edwin Johnson | 47-50 |
| 12:56 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 47-50 |
| 12:48 | Houston | The rebound goes to Justin Kirkley | 47-50 |
| 12:28 | Houston | Clarence Daniels connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Antoine | 47-52 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Terence Sullivan is denied by Richard Antoine | 47-52 |
| 12:01 | Houston | Justin Kirkley grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 11:40 | Houston | Justin Kirkley is hacked by Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #1 | 47-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David McKennzie (SF), Scott Leff (C) Donnie Moss, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Patrick Hall (PF) Richard Antoine | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terence Sullivan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Houston | Eddie Davidson hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Jack Watson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 47-55 |
| 11:02 | Houston | The rebound goes to Patrick Hall | 47-55 |
| 10:53 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-55 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Dustin Romer gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Justin Kirkley is called for traveling | 47-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF) David McKennzie | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (PG), Arthur Estes (SG), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Clarence Daniels | |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Antoine (C) Arron Lenahan | |
| 10:02 | Houston | Arthur Estes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Scott Leff can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-58 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss gets the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Scott Leff comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan tips it back up and in | 49-58 |
| 09:13 | Houston | Patrick Hall's floater is tipped away by Scott Leff | 49-58 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss connects on the shot from the left side and the foul's on Eddie Davidson - foul #2 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #3 | 51-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson (C) Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Clarence Daniels (C) Arthur Estes, Eddie Davidson, Richard Antoine | |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 09:05 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jack Watson - foul #4 on Jack Watson, team foul #2 | 51-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG), David McKennzie (SF) Jack Watson, Donnie Moss | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 08:58 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 08:58 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner makes the 3rd free throw | 51-60 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams is hacked by Patrick Hall - foul #3 on Patrick Hall, team foul #4 | 51-60 |
| 08:31 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 51-60 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Dustin Romer snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 08:15 | Houston | David McKennzie is called for the reach on Bryan Shoffner - foul #1 on David McKennzie, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donnie Moss (SF), Scott Leff (C) David McKennzie, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Richard Antoine (PF) Patrick Hall | |
| 07:54 | Houston | Douglas Williams steals it from Dustin Romer | 51-60 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan can't throw it down | 51-60 |
| 07:33 | Houston | The rebound goes to Bryan Shoffner | 51-60 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Brown (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Terence Sullivan (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Donnie Moss (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Scott Leff (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Justin Kirkley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Romer (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryan Shoffner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Antoine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Daniels (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Houston | Justin Kirkley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-60 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Scott Leff snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Donnie Moss is blocked by Bryan Shoffner | 51-60 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Michael Brown hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-60 |
| 06:32 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses long on a jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 06:30 | Houston | Dustin Romer tips it home | 53-62 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the easy layup | 53-62 |
| 06:05 | Houston | Clarence Daniels grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 05:38 | Houston | Bryan Shoffner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG), David Piner (SG), David McKennzie (SF), Donald Clark (PF), Edwin Johnson (C) Michael Brown, Terence Sullivan, Donnie Moss, Douglas Williams, Scott Leff | |
| Subs | Houston | Arthur Estes (PG), Rickey Burton (SG), Eddie Davidson (SF), Patrick Hall (PF), Arron Lenahan (C) Justin Kirkley, Dustin Romer, Bryan Shoffner, Richard Antoine, Clarence Daniels | |
| 05:24 | West Virginia | David Piner scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by David McKennzie | 56-62 |
| 05:00 | Houston | David Piner steals the ball from Patrick Hall | 56-62 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | David Piner blows the layup | 56-62 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Clark | 56-62 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Arthur Estes steals it from David Piner | 56-62 |
| 04:09 | Houston | Patrick Hall loses the dribble to Edwin Johnson | 56-62 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | David Piner misses long on a floater from the right side | 56-62 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Donald Clark snags the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Edwin Johnson misses the turnaround in the paint | 56-62 |
| 03:44 | West Virginia | David Piner snags the offensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Jack Watson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 03:23 | Houston | Rickey Burton snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Watson (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - David Piner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David McKennzie (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Edwin Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Arthur Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rickey Burton (fresh) SF - Eddie Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arron Lenahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Houston | Rickey Burton misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 03:04 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Eddie Davidson | 56-62 |
| 03:04 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan (SG), Donnie Moss (SF), Douglas Williams (PF), Scott Leff (C) David Piner, David McKennzie, Donald Clark, Edwin Johnson | |
| Subs | Houston | Justin Kirkley (PG), Dustin Romer (SG), Clarence Daniels (C) Arthur Estes, Rickey Burton, Arron Lenahan | |
| 02:59 | Houston | Douglas Williams picks off the pass by Justin Kirkley | 56-62 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jack Watson | 59-62 |
| 02:35 | Houston | Patrick Hall knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Kirkley | 59-65 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 02:29 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the rebound | 59-65 |
| 02:13 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is hacked by Justin Kirkley - foul #2 on Justin Kirkley, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Brown (PG) Jack Watson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | Scott Leff is fouled on the floor by Eddie Davidson - foul #3 on Eddie Davidson, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Michael Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-65 |
| 01:07 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses long on a floater from the right side | 59-65 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss grabs the board | 59-65 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Scott Leff misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-65 |
| 00:59 | Houston | Justin Kirkley gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Justin Kirkley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 59-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG) Dustin Romer | |
| 00:54 | Houston | Douglas Williams is called for the reach on Patrick Hall - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| 00:51 | Houston | Eddie Davidson is fouled on the floor by Donnie Moss - foul #1 on Donnie Moss, team foul #6 | 59-65 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Scott Leff is called for the reach on Patrick Hall - foul #3 on Scott Leff, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Patrick Hall makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:49 | Houston | Patrick Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Scott Leff gets the rebound | 59-66 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan scores on a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Bryan Shoffner - foul #1 on Bryan Shoffner, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG) Bryan Shoffner | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan makes the free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Eddie Davidson is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 62-66 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:42 | Houston | Eddie Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-68 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Justin Kirkley snags the defensive board | 62-68 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Justin Kirkley is hacked by Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Brown, team foul #9 | 62-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Bryan Shoffner (SG) Dustin Romer | |
| 00:34 | Houston | Justin Kirkley makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 00:34 | Houston | Justin Kirkley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 00:28 | Houston | The rebound goes to Justin Kirkley | 62-70 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Justin Kirkley is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Brown - foul #5 on Michael Brown, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Watson (PG) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:25 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:25 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Scott Leff grabs the defensive rebound | 62-70 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Jack Watson is called for traveling | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Justin Kirkley is fouled in the backcourt by Terence Sullivan - foul #2 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #11 | 62-70 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Justin Kirkley makes the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:18 | Houston | Justin Kirkley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Donnie Moss pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-71 |
| 00:11 | Houston | Eddie Davidson grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Eddie Davidson is hacked by Terence Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Terence Sullivan, team foul #12 | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Eddie Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:09 | Houston | Clarence Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Scott Leff is called for the reach on Clarence Daniels - foul #4 on Scott Leff, team foul #13 | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | Houston | Clarence Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Douglas Williams snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan is fouled on the floor by Justin Kirkley - foul #3 on Justin Kirkley, team foul #8 | 62-71 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Houston | Dustin Romer (SG) Bryan Shoffner | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Terence Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |