| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joel Huffman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 33-20 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:54 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills double dribbles in the backcourt | 33-20 |
| 19:37 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-20 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the board | 33-20 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman travels with the ball | 33-20 |
| 18:53 | Niagara | Jack Bissett steals it from Joel Huffman | 33-20 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | David Nunn is fouled on the floor by Dima Lisowski - foul #2 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #1 | 33-20 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is fouled on the floor by Dima Lisowski - foul #3 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills is alone and drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Dillman | 36-20 |
| 17:58 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Coleman | 36-23 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman jams the wide open dunk | 38-23 |
| 17:18 | Niagara | David Nunn is called for the reach on Randy Rhodes - foul #1 on David Nunn, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (PF) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Niagara | Edward Kong (C) Joel Huffman | |
| 16:55 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the defensive board | 38-23 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-23 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on an open 3pt shot from straight away | 38-23 |
| 16:17 | Niagara | Edward Kong pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 15:54 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Kong | 38-26 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Pete Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Pete Hall - foul #3 on Pete Hall, team foul #3 | 38-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Jack Bissett (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (PG), Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Randy Rhodes, Kevin Coleman, Pete Hall | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 15:20 | Niagara | Brian Simeon scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Dima Lisowski | 40-28 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jack Bissett | 42-28 |
| 14:40 | Niagara | Brian Simeon clanks a runner in the lane | 42-28 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 14:25 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 44-28 |
| 14:08 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson grabs the board | 44-28 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 44-28 |
| 13:48 | Niagara | Brian Simeon pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 13:27 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the jump hook from the left block | 44-28 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 13:21 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Brian Simeon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Simeon, team foul #4 | 44-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (PF), Jeffrey Hostetter (C) Dewey Mills, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Randy Rhodes (PG), Gary Gullette (SF), Joel Huffman (C) Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon, Edward Kong | |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the wide open 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Boyle | 47-28 |
| 12:43 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-28 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Hostetter grabs the defensive rebound | 47-28 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is hacked by Gary Gullette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gary Gullette, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG) David Nunn | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (SG) Dima Lisowski | |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is alone and drills a floater in the paint set up by Norbert Shackelford | 49-28 |
| 12:05 | Niagara | Gary Gullette misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-28 |
| 12:04 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Hostetter snags the defensive board | 49-28 |
| 12:00 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Hostetter is fouled on the floor by Gary Gullette - foul #3 on Gary Gullette, team foul #6 | 49-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Pete Hall (PF) Ralph Coppinger | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Pete Hall - foul #4 on Pete Hall, team foul #7 | 49-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman (PF) Jeffrey Hostetter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Dima Lisowski (SG), Ralph Coppinger (PF) Kevin Coleman, Pete Hall | |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 50-28 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Randy Rhodes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Dima Lisowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Gullette (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Ralph Coppinger (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Joel Huffman (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dima Lisowski | 51-30 |
| 10:54 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the wide open fadeaway near the basket | 51-30 |
| 10:53 | Niagara | Dima Lisowski pulls down the rebound | 51-30 |
| 10:27 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-33 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Boyle | 54-33 |
| 09:58 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), David Nunn (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Jeffrey Hostetter (PF), Joseph Wasson (C) Jack Bissett, Robert Boyle, Norbert Shackelford, Anthony Dillman, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Niagara | Brian Simeon (SF), Edward Kong (C) Gary Gullette, Joel Huffman | |
| 09:58 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 54-34 |
| 09:58 | Niagara | Randy Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews is fouled in the backcourt by Dima Lisowski - foul #4 on Dima Lisowski, team foul #8 | 54-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Niagara | Kevin Coleman (PG), Marcus Whittier (SG) Randy Rhodes, Dima Lisowski | |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 09:39 | Niagara | Brian Simeon is whistled for traveling | 56-35 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-35 |
| 09:19 | Niagara | Brian Simeon grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 08:50 | Niagara | Tom Matthews takes the ball from Ralph Coppinger | 56-35 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | David Nunn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-35 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Tom Matthews - foul #1 on Tom Matthews, team foul #3 | 59-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) Tom Matthews, Jeffrey Hostetter | |
| Subs | Niagara | Joel Huffman (C) Edward Kong | |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Brian Simeon makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 08:23 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses the 2nd free throw | 59-36 |
| 08:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman gets the rebound | 59-36 |
| 08:20 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills double dribbles in the backcourt | 59-36 |
| 07:53 | Niagara | Brian Simeon scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Marcus Whittier | 59-38 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills buries a shot from the right wing | 61-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (tiring) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Kevin Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marcus Whittier (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Simeon (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ralph Coppinger (tiring) 3 pf. C - Joel Huffman (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:12 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier can't connect on a floater near the basket | 61-38 |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the rebound | 61-38 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-38 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Brian Simeon | 61-38 |
| 06:23 | Niagara | Brian Simeon buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Coleman | 61-40 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-40 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman hits the follow up shot | 63-40 |
| 05:38 | Niagara | Brian Simeon knocks in the shot in the lane | 63-42 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | David Nunn's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Simeon | 63-42 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | David Nunn tips it but misses | 63-42 |
| 05:26 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the offensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 05:08 | West Virginia | David Nunn is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-42 |
| 05:06 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier grabs the defensive rebound | 63-42 |
| 04:50 | Niagara | Brian Simeon misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 63-42 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | David Nunn gets the rebound | 63-42 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Tom Matthews (SF), Jason Sisler (PF), Jeffrey Hostetter (C) Dewey Mills, David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Niagara | Gary Gullette (PG), Gregory Magana (SF), Pete Hall (PF), Edward Kong (C) Marcus Whittier, Brian Simeon, Ralph Coppinger, Joel Huffman | |
| 04:29 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #9 | 63-42 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle is hacked by Kevin Coleman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #10 | 63-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF) Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 64-42 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 65-42 |
| 04:02 | Niagara | Robert Boyle takes the ball from Edward Kong | 65-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the jumpshot from the left side | 68-42 |
| 03:14 | Niagara | Pete Hall tips it back up and in | 68-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hostetter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Gary Gullette (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Kevin Coleman (tiring) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Magana (fresh) PF - Pete Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Kong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford is hacked by Gary Gullette in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Gullette, team foul #11 | 68-44 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses the 1st free throw | 68-44 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford makes the 2nd free throw | 69-44 |
| 03:09 | Niagara | Robert Boyle steps in front of the Gary Gullette pass in the backcourt | 69-44 |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle banks in the layup | 71-44 |
| 02:56 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Hostetter - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hostetter, team foul #4 | 71-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Niagara | Marcus Whittier (SG) Gregory Magana | |
| 02:56 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 02:56 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler snags the defensive board | 71-44 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-44 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Sisler - foul #2 on Jason Sisler, team foul #5 | 71-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF) Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:44 | Niagara | Pete Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler gets the rebound | 71-45 |
| 02:15 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle loses the ball out of bounds | 71-45 |
| 02:04 | Niagara | Pete Hall lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Gullette | 71-47 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Edward Kong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Kong, team foul #12 | 71-47 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 72-47 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 02:02 | Niagara | Pete Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 72-47 |
| 01:50 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Hostetter | 72-47 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett snags the defensive board | 72-47 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 01:19 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman grabs the board | 72-47 |
| 01:14 | Niagara | Kevin Coleman knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Gary Gullette | 72-49 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is hacked by Marcus Whittier - foul #1 on Marcus Whittier, team foul #13 | 72-49 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett misses the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:58 | Niagara | The rebound goes to Edward Kong | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Niagara | Pete Hall makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Gary Gullette | 73-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 73-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| 00:48 | Niagara | Marcus Whittier misses long on a 3 from straight away | 73-51 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jason Sisler | 73-51 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 73-51 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Dewey Mills | 73-51 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills runs out the clock | 73-51 |