| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin inbounds the ball | 45-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Shane Brockway - foul #2 on Shane Brockway, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 19:48 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-30 |
| 19:37 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 47-30 |
| 19:21 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the easy layup | 47-30 |
| 19:19 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 47-30 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | Harold Carter buries a runner from the left block | 47-32 |
| 18:50 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-32 |
| 18:48 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Staley | 47-32 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Newlin - foul #3 on Kenneth Newlin, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere (SG) Kenneth Newlin | |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 18:32 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 18:07 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leslie Nelson | 50-32 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-32 |
| 18:00 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-32 |
| 17:38 | Southern Illinois | Mervin Logan steals the ball from Merle Stokes | 50-32 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan hits the finger roll | 50-34 |
| 17:12 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley can't connect on a runner from the right block | 50-34 |
| 17:10 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson hits the follow up shot | 52-34 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere loses the ball out of bounds | 52-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG), Raymond Grove (PF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Mervin Logan, Harold Carter, Harvey Newell | |
| 16:35 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is fouled on the floor by Shane Brockway - foul #3 on Shane Brockway, team foul #3 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | David Clark (SF) John Crist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway | |
| 16:29 | Southern Illinois | David Clark is hacked by Lester Sharp - foul #2 on Lester Sharp, team foul #4 | 52-34 |
| 16:15 | Southern Illinois | David Clark misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-34 |
| 16:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 52-34 |
| 16:07 | West Virginia | Russell Viles picks off the pass by Raymond Grove | 52-34 |
| 15:45 | Southern Illinois | David Clark knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 55-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Calvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Raymond Grove (fresh) C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels is hacked by Russell Viles - foul #1 on Russell Viles, team foul #1 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Mervin Logan (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Jess Daniels, Thomas Giguere, Antonio Mitchell, Lester Sharp | |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin loses the dribble to Paul Strahan | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 14:55 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin hits a shot from the baseline | 57-34 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Newlin | 57-36 |
| 14:31 | Southern Illinois | Danny Ardoin is hacked by Mervin Logan - foul #3 on Mervin Logan, team foul #5 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley (PF), Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Carter (PF) Raymond Grove | |
| 14:14 | Southern Illinois | Kenneth Newlin steals the ball from Leslie Nelson | 57-36 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin banks in the layup | 57-38 |
| 13:47 | Southern Illinois | Harold Carter steals the ball from Leslie Nelson | 57-38 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Danny Ardoin steals it from Harvey Newell | 57-38 |
| 13:29 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Antonio Mitchell (C) Shane Brockway, Mervin Logan, Harvey Newell | |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere comes up short on the floater from the left side | 57-38 |
| 13:18 | Southern Illinois | Sean Staley pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 12:50 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-38 |
| 12:48 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin misses the jump hook near the basket | 57-38 |
| 12:42 | Southern Illinois | The rebound goes to Merle Stokes | 57-38 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Jess Daniels - foul #2 on Jess Daniels, team foul #6 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Paul Strahan (PF) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Raymond Grove (C) Jess Daniels, Kenneth Newlin | |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 12:25 | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 58-38 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway clanks a 3 from the right corner | 58-38 |
| 12:14 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-38 |
| 11:50 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles blows the layup | 58-38 |
| 11:49 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan tips it back up and in | 60-38 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Clark (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Strahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Harold Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is fouled on the floor by Chad Fresquez - foul #1 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (C) Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Antonio Mitchell, Harold Carter | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway is hacked by Chad Fresquez - foul #2 on Chad Fresquez, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell's floater is tipped away by Paul Strahan | 60-38 |
| 11:05 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 10:38 | Southern Illinois | David Clark knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 62-38 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Giguere | 62-40 |
| 10:16 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young double dribbles | 62-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG), John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, David Clark, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG) Shane Brockway, Thomas Giguere | |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Carter (PF) Raymond Grove | |
| 09:42 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 62-40 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Harold Carter pulls down the rebound | 62-40 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Crist - foul #3 on John Crist, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Merle Stokes (C) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-42 |
| 09:10 | Southern Illinois | John Crist makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Leslie Nelson | 64-42 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-42 |
| 09:01 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson snags the defensive board | 64-42 |
| 08:59 | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson loses the dribble to Jess Daniels in the backcourt | 64-42 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Harold Carter is whistled for a carry | 64-42 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Jess Daniels, Mervin Logan, Harvey Newell | |
| 08:31 | Southern Illinois | John Crist misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-42 |
| 08:29 | Southern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Staley | 64-42 |
| 08:15 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Giguere takes the ball from John Crist | 64-42 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-45 |
| 07:36 | Southern Illinois | John Crist can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 64-45 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere pulls down the rebound | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Leslie Nelson (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Crist (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Ardoin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Merle Stokes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Shane Brockway (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Newlin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Kenneth Newlin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 64-45 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it but misses | 64-45 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Harold Carter snags the offensive board | 64-45 |
| 07:14 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere is fouled on the floor by Danny Ardoin - foul #1 on Danny Ardoin, team foul #5 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SF), Paul Strahan (PF), Calvin Young (C) Leslie Nelson, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley, Merle Stokes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mervin Logan (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Harvey Newell (C) Kenneth Newlin, Harold Carter, Raymond Grove | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Russell Viles - foul #2 on Russell Viles, team foul #6 | 64-45 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (SG) Thomas Giguere | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Mervin Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-46 |
| 07:02 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young gets the rebound | 64-46 |
| 06:44 | Southern Illinois | John Crist hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Fresquez | 67-46 |
| 06:20 | West Virginia | Shane Brockway steps out of bounds on the baseline | 67-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Leslie Nelson (PG) John Crist | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lester Sharp (SG) Shane Brockway | |
| 05:51 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 67-46 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Chad Fresquez blocks the jumper by Mervin Logan | 67-46 |
| 05:45 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 05:18 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Russell Viles, team foul #7 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Crist (SG), Danny Ardoin (SF), Sean Staley (PF) Russell Viles, Chad Fresquez, Calvin Young | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shane Brockway (PG), Kenneth Newlin (SG), Thomas Giguere (SF), Raymond Grove (PF) Jess Daniels, Lester Sharp, Mervin Logan, Harvey Newell | |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is fouled on the floor by Sean Staley - foul #1 on Sean Staley, team foul #8 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles (PG), Chad Fresquez (SG), David Clark (SF), Lawrence Jackson (C) Leslie Nelson, John Crist, Danny Ardoin, Sean Staley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jess Daniels (PG), Lester Sharp (C) Shane Brockway, Kenneth Newlin | |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 67-48 |
| 04:29 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Strahan | 70-48 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Chad Fresquez steals the ball from Jess Daniels | 70-48 |
| 04:20 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez misses the dunk | 70-48 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 70-48 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-48 |
| 04:11 | Southern Illinois | Paul Strahan grabs the defensive rebound | 70-48 |
| 03:46 | Southern Illinois | David Clark knocks in the jumper from the right side | 72-48 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp is whistled for traveling | 72-48 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young (PF) Paul Strahan | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), John Larson (PF) Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| Lineup | Southern Illinois | PG - Russell Viles (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Chad Fresquez (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Clark (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Calvin Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jess Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Giguere (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Larson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Sharp (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Southern Illinois | The short jumper by Calvin Young is denied by Lester Sharp | 72-48 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels snags the defensive board | 72-48 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | David Clark steals the ball from Jess Daniels | 72-48 |
| 02:39 | Southern Illinois | Thomas Giguere steals it from Chad Fresquez | 72-48 |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-48 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | Lester Sharp hits the follow up shot | 72-50 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young is hacked by John Larson - foul #1 on John Larson, team foul #7 | 72-50 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | John Overman (PG), Paul Strahan (C) Chad Fresquez, Lawrence Jackson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Grove (C) Lester Sharp | |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 02:08 | Southern Illinois | Calvin Young makes the 2nd free throw | 74-50 |
| 01:44 | West Virginia | Thomas Giguere hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Manus | 74-53 |
| 01:15 | Southern Illinois | David Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Subs | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez (SG) John Overman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (SF), Lester Sharp (C) Robert Manus, John Larson | |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 01:02 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez pulls down the rebound | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 74-53 |
| 00:40 | Southern Illinois | Chad Fresquez tips it home | 76-53 |
| Game Plan | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Jess Daniels misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 76-53 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the offensive rebound | 76-53 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove's pass is intercepted by Chad Fresquez | 76-53 |
| 00:00 | Southern Illinois | Russell Viles runs out the clock | 76-53 |