| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) SG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) SF - Henry Weaver (fresh) PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) C - Victor White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) SG - John Dwyer (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Victor White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:21 | Marshall | Henry Weaver steps in front of the John Dwyer pass | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach is fouled on the floor by Larry Morrow - foul #1 on Larry Morrow, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:37 | Marshall | John Dwyer's pass is intercepted by Melvin Phillips | 3-0 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Andre Burbach, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 17:52 | Marshall | John Dwyer misses long on a floater from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin snags the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 16:55 | Marshall | Larry Morrow misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 3-3 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | William Lanier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Melvin Phillips | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William Lanier - foul #1 on William Lanier, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), David Hunter (SF), James Johnson (PF), Raymond Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Henry Weaver, Andre Burbach, Victor White | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:28 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 3rd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | David Hunter clanks a jumper from close range | 5-5 |
| 16:07 | Marshall | Tony Melgar gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Larry Morrow lays it up and in set up by Stephen Sartin and he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 5-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG) William Lanier | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), James Wells (SF), Alan Hart (C) Stephen Sartin, Tony Melgar, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 15:38 | Marshall | Larry Morrow misses the free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | David Hunter snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) SF - David Hunter (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) C - Raymond Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fresh) SG - John Dwyer (fresh) SF - James Wells (fresh) PF - Larry Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Hart (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Larry Morrow - foul #2 on Larry Morrow, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Larry Whitney (PF) John Dwyer, Larry Morrow | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton misses the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 15:17 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Alan Hart | 6-7 |
| 14:54 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses short on a turnaround from close range | 6-7 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | David Hunter hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Billy McNaughton | 8-7 |
| 14:27 | Marshall | Alan Hart misses short on a jumper from the right block | 8-7 |
| 14:25 | Marshall | Larry Whitney pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Victor White - foul #1 on Victor White, team foul #4 | 8-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), Henry Weaver (SF), Andre Burbach (PF) Billy McNaughton, David Hunter, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Tony Melgar (SF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Herbert Riendeau, James Wells, Alan Hart | |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Kevin McGlynn steps in front of the Henry Weaver pass | 8-7 |
| 13:54 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn lays it up and in | 8-9 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Lanier and the foul's on Larry Whitney - foul #1 on Larry Whitney, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson (C) Victor White | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Dwyer (SG) Kevin McGlynn | |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:36 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Leslie Tamplin | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Marshall | Andre Burbach takes the ball from Stephen Sartin | 10-9 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 13-9 |
| 12:21 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses long on a floater from the right side | 13-9 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:49 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:47 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 13-9 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the tip | 13-9 |
| 11:27 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) PF - Andre Burbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dwyer (fresh) SF - Tony Melgar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver banks in the layup on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 15-9 |
| 10:40 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Dwyer | 15-12 |
| 10:25 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is hacked by Tony Melgar - foul #1 on Tony Melgar, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), David Hunter (SF), Victor White (C) William Lanier, Melvin Phillips, Henry Weaver, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), James Wells (SF), Francis Reynolds (PF), Alan Hart (C) Stephen Sartin, John Dwyer, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| 09:45 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau's pass is intercepted by David Hunter | 15-12 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Francis Reynolds steps in front of the Billy McNaughton pass | 15-12 |
| 09:11 | Marshall | Alan Hart buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Herbert Riendeau and he's fouled by Steven Dollinger - foul #1 on Steven Dollinger, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Dwyer (SG) Kevin McGlynn | |
| 09:11 | Marshall | Alan Hart makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Francis Reynolds - foul #1 on Francis Reynolds, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:50 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Alan Hart | 15-15 |
| 08:33 | Marshall | David Hunter steals it from Alan Hart | 15-15 |
| 08:30 | West Virginia | William Lanier banks in the layup set up by David Hunter | 17-15 |
| 08:01 | Marshall | John Dwyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 07:59 | Marshall | James Wells tips it home | 17-17 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson makes the floater in the lane set up by Victor White | 19-17 |
| 07:16 | Marshall | John Dwyer can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-17 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the board | 19-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - David Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Dwyer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Reynolds (fairly fresh) C - Alan Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | David Hunter comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by John Dwyer - foul #1 on John Dwyer, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Henry Weaver (SF), Andre Burbach (C) Billy McNaughton, Raymond Johnson, Victor White | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Herbert Riendeau, John Dwyer, James Wells, Francis Reynolds, Alan Hart | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | David Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 06:58 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn is whistled for a carry | 21-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Johnson (C) David Hunter | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | Tony Melgar is called for the reach on William Lanier - foul #2 on Tony Melgar, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Morrow (PF) Larry Whitney | |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:34 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 23-17 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | James Johnson is called for the reach on Leslie Tamplin - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #7 | 23-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), David Hunter (PF) William Lanier, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:21 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:21 | West Virginia | David Hunter grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | David Hunter hits a fadeaway in the lane | 25-18 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Larry Morrow hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Melvin Phillips - foul #1 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #8 | 25-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor White (C) David Hunter | |
| Subs | Marshall | John Dwyer (SG) Kevin McGlynn | |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Larry Morrow misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 05:46 | Marshall | Larry Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is fouled on the floor by Tony Melgar - foul #3 on Tony Melgar, team foul #8 | 25-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Paul Courtney (C) Tony Melgar, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 26-19 |
| 05:31 | Marshall | Paul Courtney snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 05:16 | Marshall | James Wells hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-19 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Andre Burbach buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Billy McNaughton | 28-19 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin is fouled on the floor by Henry Weaver - foul #1 on Henry Weaver, team foul #9 | 28-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Lanier (PG), David Hunter (SF), Raymond Johnson (PF) Billy McNaughton, Henry Weaver, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Marshall | Alan Hart (C) Paul Courtney | |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 04:38 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Hunter | 31-21 |
| 04:01 | Marshall | James Wells comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | William Lanier snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | William Lanier misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #9 | 31-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), James Johnson (PF) Melvin Phillips, Victor White | |
| Subs | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau (PG), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Stephen Sartin, Larry Morrow, Alan Hart | |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 1st free throw | 32-21 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | William Lanier makes the 2nd free throw | 33-21 |
| 03:27 | Marshall | Herbert Riendeau drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Wells | 33-23 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Herbert Riendeau - foul #1 on Herbert Riendeau, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (SF), Andre Burbach (PF) David Hunter, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Francis Reynolds (SF) John Dwyer, James Wells | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Lanier (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andre Burbach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Herbert Riendeau (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francis Reynolds (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Herbert Riendeau | 34-26 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Henry Weaver | 37-26 |
| 02:22 | Marshall | Raymond Johnson swats the short shot by Francis Reynolds | 37-26 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Henry Weaver, team foul #10 | 37-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (SG), Victor White (C) Billy McNaughton, Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), John Dwyer (SG), James Wells (SF), Larry Morrow (PF) Herbert Riendeau, Kevin McGlynn, Francis Reynolds, Larry Whitney | |
| 01:39 | Marshall | James Wells knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | William Lanier hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Henry Weaver | 40-29 |
| 01:19 | Marshall | James Wells clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-29 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | William Lanier grabs the board | 40-29 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Dwyer - foul #2 on John Dwyer, team foul #11 | 40-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), David Hunter (PF) William Lanier, Andre Burbach | |
| Subs | Marshall | Alan Hart (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 01:13 | Marshall | Alan Hart grabs the board | 41-29 |
| 01:07 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by James Wells | 41-31 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 00:43 | Marshall | Alan Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:38 | Marshall | John Dwyer hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Morrow | 41-33 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Stephen Sartin picks off the pass by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt | 41-33 |
| 00:35 | Marshall | John Dwyer blows the dunk | 41-33 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton gets the rebound | 41-33 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is fouled on the floor by Larry Morrow - foul #3 on Larry Morrow, team foul #12 | 41-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Johnson (PF) Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Whitney (PF) Larry Morrow | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 00:05 | Marshall | Alan Hart connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-35 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-35 |
| 00:00 | Marshall | Larry Whitney pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |