| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) C - Roger Alley (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Denver | Buddy Edwards inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Denver | Wesley Pennington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-18 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-18 |
| 19:10 | Denver | Wesley Pennington gets the rebound | 33-18 |
| 18:54 | Denver | Roger Alley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Horace Creekmore | 33-21 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 18:36 | Denver | Zachary Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 18:34 | Denver | Wesley Pennington is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-21 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Lyle Tavares | 35-21 |
| 18:03 | Denver | Horace Creekmore hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Wesley Pennington and he's hacked by Harold Smith - foul #3 on Harold Smith, team foul #1 | 35-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 18:03 | Denver | Horace Creekmore makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood loses the dribble to Horace Creekmore | 35-24 |
| 17:24 | Denver | Buddy Edwards double dribbles | 35-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (PG) Wesley Pennington | |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Lyle Tavares | 37-24 |
| 16:38 | Denver | Roger Alley is hacked by Mark Masters - foul #3 on Mark Masters, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), James Brown (SF), Victor Woolford (PF) Michael Merrifield, Lyle Tavares, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (SF), Antonio Dalton (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Buddy Edwards, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 16:21 | Denver | Richard Taylor is hacked by Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (PG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 16:11 | Denver | Wesley Pennington makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 39-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Woolford (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Wesley Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tarek English (fresh) PF - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Denver | Michael Ferguson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-29 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the dunk | 39-29 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford grabs the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Ferguson - foul #1 on Michael Ferguson, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Harold Smith (PF) Mario Klima, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG), Zachary Phillips (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Horace Creekmore (PF), Roger Alley (C) Wesley Pennington, Richard Taylor, Tarek English, Antonio Dalton, Michael Ferguson | |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam makes the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 14:21 | Denver | Zachary Phillips connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares double dribbles | 40-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (C) Lawrence Milam, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 13:33 | Denver | Horace Creekmore comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Harold Smith pulls down the rebound | 40-32 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Mark Masters is fouled on the floor by Anthony Centeno - foul #4 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (PG) Anthony Centeno | |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Merrifield | 43-32 |
| 12:27 | Denver | Wesley Pennington is hacked by Harold Smith - foul #4 on Harold Smith, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (SF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 12:11 | Denver | Tarek English can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 12:09 | Denver | Horace Creekmore tips it back up and in | 43-34 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #5 | 43-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG), Ronald Wood (C) Lyle Tavares, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG) Zachary Phillips | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Wesley Pennington misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Wesley Pennington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SG - Richard Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tarek English (fresh) PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Alley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield's pass is intercepted by Wesley Pennington | 43-34 |
| 11:05 | Denver | Wesley Pennington lays it in | 43-36 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam dunks the ball | 45-36 |
| 10:18 | Denver | Lawrence Milam takes the ball from Roger Alley | 45-36 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Milam | 48-36 |
| 09:52 | Denver | Wesley Pennington comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the board | 48-36 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam loses the ball out of bounds | 48-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Antonio Dalton (PF), Michael Ferguson (C) Wesley Pennington, Tarek English, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 09:06 | Denver | Michael Ferguson is whistled for a carry | 48-36 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-36 |
| 08:49 | Denver | The rebound goes to Buddy Edwards | 48-36 |
| 08:39 | Denver | Antonio Dalton can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 08:38 | Denver | Buddy Edwards tips it but misses | 48-36 |
| 08:37 | Denver | Buddy Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-36 |
| 08:24 | Denver | Mario Klima steps in front of the Antonio Dalton pass | 48-36 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Buddy Edwards is called for the reach on Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Buddy Edwards, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ronald Wood (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (PG) Richard Taylor | |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is whistled for traveling | 48-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF) Lawrence Milam, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Denver | Anthony Centeno (PG) Tarek English | |
| 07:27 | Denver | Harold Smith is called for the reach on Anthony Centeno - foul #5 on Harold Smith, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Victor Woolford (C) Mario Klima, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Denver | Horace Creekmore (PF) Michael Ferguson | |
| 07:05 | Denver | Buddy Edwards is hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 48-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Alley (C) Antonio Dalton | |
| 07:05 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 07:05 | Denver | Buddy Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wood (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Anthony Centeno (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Horace Creekmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Alley (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Horace Creekmore - foul #3 on Horace Creekmore, team foul #4 | 48-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (SF) Buddy Edwards | |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 06:42 | Denver | Horace Creekmore grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 06:31 | Denver | Tarek English buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Horace Creekmore | 48-41 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (PG) Lyle Tavares | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Taylor (SG), Wesley Pennington (SF) Zachary Phillips, Tarek English | |
| 05:46 | Denver | Anthony Centeno is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Anthony Centeno, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Mark Masters (PF) James Brown, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Denver | Tarek English (SF) Anthony Centeno | |
| 05:20 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-41 |
| 04:59 | Denver | The rebound goes to Richard Taylor | 48-41 |
| 04:42 | Denver | Roger Alley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | Denver | Zachary Phillips (SG), Buddy Edwards (SF), Antonio Dalton (C) Tarek English, Horace Creekmore, Roger Alley | |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Mario Klima throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 04:16 | Denver | Richard Taylor can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 48-41 |
| 04:15 | Denver | Wesley Pennington tips it in | 48-43 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares is fouled on the floor by Zachary Phillips - foul #1 on Zachary Phillips, team foul #6 | 48-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Michael Ferguson (C) Wesley Pennington | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 03:27 | Denver | Antonio Dalton pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 03:01 | Denver | Richard Taylor drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Zachary Phillips | 48-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lyle Tavares (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Woolford (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Richard Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Zachary Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Buddy Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Ferguson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), Ronald Wood (PF) Mario Klima, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Pennington (PG), Horace Creekmore (PF), Roger Alley (C) Richard Taylor, Antonio Dalton, Michael Ferguson | |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Horace Creekmore - foul #4 on Horace Creekmore, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:36 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 02:36 | Denver | The rebound goes to Roger Alley | 49-46 |
| 02:16 | Denver | Horace Creekmore's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Woolford | 49-46 |
| 02:15 | Denver | Roger Alley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Horace Creekmore knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield and he's hacked by Roger Alley - foul #1 on Roger Alley, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 01:34 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares makes the free throw | 52-49 |
| 01:14 | Denver | Wesley Pennington comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-49 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Mark Masters pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares loses the dribble to Buddy Edwards | 52-49 |
| 00:36 | Denver | Roger Alley hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 52-49 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Mark Masters pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Mark Masters is hacked by Wesley Pennington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Mark Masters makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Mark Masters makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Merrifield - foul #2 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Zachary Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:30 | Denver | Zachary Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Wesley Pennington is called for the reach on Ronald Wood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:21 | Denver | Horace Creekmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Mark Masters (PF) Lyle Tavares, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is hacked by Wesley Pennington in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #11 | 55-50 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 00:14 | Denver | Horace Creekmore hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 57-50 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mario Klima is fouled in the backcourt by Wesley Pennington - foul #4 on Wesley Pennington, team foul #12 | 57-50 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Mario Klima makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:02 | Denver | Zachary Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-50 |
| 00:01 | Denver | Roger Alley gets the offensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:00 | Denver | The clock runs out | 59-50 |