| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Sutter (fresh) SF - John Ulmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Croker (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jeffrey Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Merrifield | 25-26 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 19:22 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Todd | 25-26 |
| 19:01 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 18:59 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 18:32 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the easy layup | 25-28 |
| 18:31 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker snags the defensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (SG), Ron Buchinski (SF), Michael Pellegrino (PF) John Sutter, John Ulmer, Dennis Croker | |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is hacked by Ron Buchinski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Buchinski, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield blows the layup but the foul's on John Stephens - foul #2 on John Stephens, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone (C) Jeffrey Todd | |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:43 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 17:25 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Milam steals the ball from John Stephens | 25-31 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | James Brown hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lawrence Milam | 27-31 |
| 17:19 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Milam steals it from Louis Seals in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 17:18 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the easy layup | 27-31 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Mark Masters tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 17:15 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 16:52 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 16:50 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by James Brown | 29-31 |
| 16:10 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 29-31 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 29-31 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Milam | 31-31 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (tiring) 6 pts. SG - John Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ron Buchinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Pellegrino (fairly fresh) C - Richard Carone (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski is fouled on the floor by Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Dennis Croker (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, John Stephens, Ron Buchinski, Michael Pellegrino, Richard Carone | |
| 15:16 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 15:15 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd tips it but misses | 31-31 |
| 15:14 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer tips it home | 31-33 |
| 14:45 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Milam | 34-33 |
| 14:28 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 34-33 |
| 14:23 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 14:21 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:06 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares's pass is intercepted by John Ulmer in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | Harold Smith steps in front of the John Ulmer pass | 34-33 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG) John Ulmer | |
| 13:19 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd misses the easy layup | 34-33 |
| 13:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 34-33 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | James Brown misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 12:58 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:35 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 12:06 | West Virginia | Mario Klima hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 34-33 |
| 12:05 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| 11:41 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Mario Klima gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mario Klima (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Herlihy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Butterfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Mario Klima hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Todd - foul #1 on Jeffrey Todd, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Mark Masters (C) James Fisher, James Brown, Ronald Wood, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), John Stephens (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Michael Pellegrino (PF), Richard Carone (C) John Sutter, Gregory Herlihy, David Butterfield, Dennis Croker, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 10:54 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-33 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses the lay-in | 35-33 |
| 10:25 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Carone snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 10:18 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits a shot from the left side set up by Mario Klima | 37-33 |
| 09:45 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals is whistled for a carry | 37-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Mario Klima, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), Ron Buchinski (PF), Jeffrey Todd (C) John Stephens, Michael Pellegrino, Richard Carone | |
| 09:32 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Todd swats the shot by Lawrence Milam | 37-33 |
| 09:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:11 | Southern Mississippi | Ronald Wood steps in front of the John Ulmer pass | 37-33 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), John Sutter (SG) Louis Seals, Gregory Herlihy | |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by David Butterfield and the foul's on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino (PF) John Ulmer | |
| 08:32 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the free throw | 37-36 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 37-36 |
| 08:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 07:51 | Southern Mississippi | Jeffrey Todd makes the 3 from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 07:30 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is open but misses the lay-in | 37-39 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the follow up shot | 39-39 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - David Butterfield (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Sutter (fairly fresh) SF - Ron Buchinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) C - Jeffrey Todd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 39-39 |
| 07:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 07:06 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Pellegrino | 39-39 |
| 06:49 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-39 |
| 06:47 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 06:39 | Southern Mississippi | Lawrence Milam picks off the pass by Michael Pellegrino | 39-39 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood dunks the ball set up by Mark Masters | 41-39 |
| 06:07 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 41-39 |
| 06:06 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Lawrence Milam, James Fisher, James Brown, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Gregory Herlihy (SG), John Ulmer (SF), Dennis Croker (PF), Richard Carone (C) John Sutter, Ron Buchinski, Michael Pellegrino, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | David Butterfield is called for the reach on Lyle Tavares in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Butterfield, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (PG) David Butterfield | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares connects on the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Michael Merrifield and the foul's on Gregory Herlihy - foul #4 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG) John Stephens | |
| 05:23 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 05:06 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer misses long on a runner in the lane | 44-40 |
| 05:05 | Southern Mississippi | John Ulmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:48 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals clanks a floater from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is hacked by Gregory Herlihy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gregory Herlihy, team foul #6 | 44-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (SG) Gregory Herlihy | |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield's pass is intercepted by John Ulmer | 44-40 |
| 04:16 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker loses the ball out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield (PG), Jeffrey Todd (C) Louis Seals, Richard Carone | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses badly on the uncontested floater in the lane | 44-40 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford tips it back up and in | 46-40 |
| 03:33 | Southern Mississippi | Dennis Croker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Mario Klima drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Lyle Tavares and he's fouled by John Ulmer - foul #1 on John Ulmer, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Michael Merrifield, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals (PG), Michael Pellegrino (C) John Stephens, Jeffrey Todd | |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the free throw | 48-40 |
| 03:09 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino grabs the board | 48-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Louis Seals (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Butterfield (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Ulmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Croker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pellegrino (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:04 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 03:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 48-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mario Klima | 50-40 |
| 02:23 | Southern Mississippi | Louis Seals misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-40 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 50-40 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is hacked by Louis Seals in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Seals, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter (PG), Ron Buchinski (SF), Richard Carone (C) Louis Seals, John Ulmer, Dennis Croker | |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 02:19 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Milam | 50-40 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Mario Klima hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 52-40 |
| 01:34 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 01:33 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 01:19 | Southern Mississippi | David Butterfield misses the dunk attempt | 52-40 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 52-40 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | James Brown is hacked by Ron Buchinski - foul #2 on Ron Buchinski, team foul #9 | 52-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Lawrence Milam | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Southern Mississippi | Ron Buchinski is hacked by Mario Klima - foul #1 on Mario Klima, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Mark Masters - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 00:43 | Southern Mississippi | Michael Pellegrino makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is hacked by David Butterfield in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Butterfield, team foul #10 | 54-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Stephens (SG) David Butterfield | |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 56-41 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter is hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 00:35 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | John Sutter is called for the reach on Mario Klima in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Sutter, team foul #11 | 56-43 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 00:26 | Southern Mississippi | John Sutter makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Pellegrino | 58-46 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Mario Klima runs out the clock | 58-46 |