| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 7 pts. C - Victor White (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) PF - Larry Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Tamplin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Harned inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:49 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 19:48 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:42 | Marshall | Melvin Phillips steals the ball from Larry Whitney | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | William Harned banks in the layup set up by Melvin Phillips | 26-36 |
| 19:13 | Marshall | Larry Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-36 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | William Harned grabs the board | 26-36 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-36 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | William Harned gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 18:27 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-36 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Tony Melgar misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Weaver - foul #3 on Henry Weaver, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (PF) Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:15 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence McClatcher | 29-38 |
| 17:35 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 32-38 |
| 17:01 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn's pass is intercepted by Billy McNaughton | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Victor White is blocked by Leslie Tamplin | 32-38 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin Phillips | 32-38 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-38 |
| 16:16 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 16:07 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), James Johnson (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Stephen Sartin, Kevin McGlynn, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Victor White hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 32-38 |
| 15:43 | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs grabs the board | 32-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) PF - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Larry Jacobson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Davis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Wells (fresh) 3 stl. PF - Willie Downing (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 35-38 |
| 14:46 | Marshall | Willie Downing hits a shot from the right side set up by James Wells and the foul's on James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG) Larry Jacobson | |
| 14:46 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin Phillips | 38-40 |
| 13:51 | Marshall | James Wells drills a jumper from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is whistled for a carry | 38-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Tony Melgar (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Daniel Davis, James Wells, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 13:19 | Marshall | Larry Whitney clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 13:18 | Marshall | Tony Melgar snags the offensive board | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-42 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Victor White misses short on a runner from the left block | 38-42 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Weaver | 38-42 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 41-42 |
| 12:10 | Marshall | Tony Melgar's pass is intercepted by Melvin Phillips | 41-42 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | Stephen Sartin steps in front of the William Harned pass | 41-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Victor White (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Whitney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leslie Tamplin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin's pass is intercepted by Victor White | 41-42 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 11:18 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 11:11 | Marshall | Tony Melgar buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Stephen Sartin | 41-44 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Stephen Sartin steals it from Victor White | 41-44 |
| 10:49 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin throws it down | 41-46 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Victor White can't finish the layup but the foul's on Tony Melgar - foul #1 on Tony Melgar, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Melvin Phillips, Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Daniel Davis (SG), James Wells (SF), Willie Downing (PF), Shawn Wiggs (C) Stephen Sartin, Kevin McGlynn, Tony Melgar, Larry Whitney, Leslie Tamplin | |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:07 | Marshall | Henry Weaver is called for the reach on Willie Downing - foul #4 on Henry Weaver, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| Subs | Marshall | | |
| 09:57 | Marshall | Willie Downing hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 42-46 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:38 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton grabs the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by James Johnson | 45-46 |
| 09:03 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson is hacked by Billy Bryant - foul #1 on Billy Bryant, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) William Harned | |
| Subs | Marshall | Tony Melgar (SF) James Wells | |
| 08:43 | Marshall | Larry Jacobson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger is fouled on the floor by Tony Melgar - foul #2 on Tony Melgar, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Kevin McGlynn (SG) Larry Jacobson, Daniel Davis | |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | James Johnson knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 47-46 |
| 07:37 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the lay-in | 47-46 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Bryant (fairly fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willie Downing (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Tony Melgar is called for the reach on Billy McNaughton - foul #3 on Tony Melgar, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, Lawrence McClatcher, Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | James Wells (SF), Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Tony Melgar, Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 06:42 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-46 |
| 06:41 | Marshall | Larry Whitney snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:37 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Leslie Tamplin - foul #2 on Leslie Tamplin, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Jacobson (PG), Daniel Davis (SG) Stephen Sartin, Kevin McGlynn | |
| 05:48 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton loses the dribble to James Wells | 47-46 |
| 05:22 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 05:03 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver is hacked by James Wells - foul #2 on James Wells, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), James Johnson (C) William Harned, Victor White | |
| Subs | Marshall | Stephen Sartin (PG), Tony Melgar (SF) Larry Jacobson, James Wells | |
| 04:50 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin can't connect on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn (SG), Willie Downing (PF) Daniel Davis, Larry Whitney | |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 04:29 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 04:20 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 04:18 | Marshall | Tony Melgar grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Willie Downing misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Marshall | Shawn Wiggs (C) Leslie Tamplin | |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Willie Downing makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:02 | Marshall | Willie Downing makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:35 | Marshall | Tony Melgar pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Billy McNaughton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marshall | PG - Stephen Sartin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kevin McGlynn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Melgar (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Willie Downing (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Wiggs (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Marshall | Tony Melgar makes the shot near the basket | 50-52 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Willie Downing swats the short shot by Henry Weaver | 50-52 |
| 02:54 | Marshall | The rebound goes to Shawn Wiggs | 50-52 |
| 02:54 | Marshall | Marshall calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF), Victor White (C) Billy McNaughton, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Marshall | Larry Whitney (PF), Leslie Tamplin (C) Willie Downing, Shawn Wiggs | |
| 02:33 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Melvin Phillips - foul #1 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 02:33 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:33 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sartin - foul #1 on Stephen Sartin, team foul #6 | 50-53 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-53 |
| 01:47 | Marshall | Leslie Tamplin gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:32 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin loses the dribble to Melvin Phillips | 50-53 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Larry Whitney - foul #4 on Larry Whitney, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Larry Whitney is hacked by William Harned - foul #1 on William Harned, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 01:06 | Marshall | Larry Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 52-53 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kevin McGlynn - foul #2 on Kevin McGlynn, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:19 | Marshall | Stephen Sartin knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Tony Melgar | 54-55 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the shot from the baseline set up by William Harned | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn is fouled on the floor by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #4 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 00:02 | Marshall | Kevin McGlynn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Marshall | Marshall is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | William Harned can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 56-57 |