| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Graves (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett inbounds the ball | 42-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 44-26 |
| 19:37 | Southern | David Nunn is called for the reach on Andrew Graves - foul #1 on David Nunn, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Anthony Dillman - foul #1 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 19:27 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson gets the rebound | 44-26 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Andrew Graves - foul #3 on Andrew Graves, team foul #1 | 44-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG) Andrew Graves | |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 45-26 |
| 19:11 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-26 |
| 19:11 | Southern | Anthony Williams grabs the board | 45-26 |
| 18:52 | Southern | Anthony Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-26 |
| 18:51 | Southern | Robert Salberg grabs the offensive rebound | 45-26 |
| 18:30 | Southern | Anthony Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kenneth Gariepy | 45-29 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | William Aaron is called for the reach on Anthony Dillman - foul #3 on William Aaron, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (PG) William Aaron | |
| 18:02 | West Virginia | David Nunn makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 47-29 |
| 17:46 | Southern | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 47-29 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 17:23 | Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gariepy | 47-29 |
| 17:16 | Southern | Allen Ruckman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Gariepy | 47-32 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Gariepy - foul #2 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #3 | 47-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF), Jason Sisler (PF) Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (SF), John Zemaitis (C) Robert Salberg, Richard Stevens | |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills misses the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:32 | Southern | John Zemaitis's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Sisler | 48-32 |
| 16:30 | Southern | Luther Ellington hits the follow up shot | 48-34 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by David Nunn | 51-34 |
| 16:18 | Southern | John Zemaitis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills grabs the board | 51-34 |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | David Nunn hits the finger roll | 53-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Nunn (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Allen Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Gariepy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:43 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy hits the finger roll set up by Luther Ellington | 53-36 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | David Nunn clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-36 |
| 15:16 | Southern | John Zemaitis gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:10 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-39 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | David Nunn's layup is rejected by John Zemaitis | 53-39 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills gets the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | David Nunn scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Dewey Mills | 56-39 |
| 14:23 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy's pass is intercepted by David Nunn | 56-39 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Luther Ellington steals it from Dewey Mills | 56-39 |
| 13:47 | Southern | Allen Ruckman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Robert Boyle (SG), Alex Osborne (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) Dewey Mills, David Nunn, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Andrew Graves (SG), Robert Salberg (SF), Tony James (PF), Richard Stevens (C) Allen Ruckman, Anthony Williams, Luther Ellington, Kenneth Gariepy, John Zemaitis | |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Richard Stevens is called for the reach on Robert Boyle - foul #1 on Richard Stevens, team foul #4 | 56-39 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 13:18 | Southern | Robert Salberg gets the rebound | 56-39 |
| 13:14 | Southern | Andrew Graves buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 56-42 |
| 13:05 | Southern | Andrew Graves grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 12:46 | Southern | William Aaron loses the ball out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford (SF) Alex Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (PF) Tony James | |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Andrew Graves is called for the reach on Robert Boyle - foul #4 on Andrew Graves, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (SG) Andrew Graves | |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jason Sisler (C) Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 11:55 | Southern | Robert Salberg clanks a shot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jack Bissett (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norbert Shackelford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - William Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Norbert Shackelford - foul #1 on Michael Smith, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG), Kenneth Gariepy (PF) Michael Smith, Luther Ellington | |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | David Nunn clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman tips it in | 58-42 |
| 11:13 | Southern | Anthony Williams scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by William Aaron | 58-45 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett is fouled on the floor by William Aaron - foul #4 on William Aaron, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (PG), Luther Ellington (SF), John Zemaitis (C) William Aaron, Robert Salberg, Richard Stevens | |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | Jack Bissett makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:37 | Southern | Luther Ellington is hacked by Jason Sisler - foul #1 on Jason Sisler, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG), Robert Boyle (SF), Joseph Wasson (C) Jack Bissett, Norbert Shackelford, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 10:25 | Southern | Luther Ellington misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 10:24 | West Virginia | David Nunn snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | David Nunn is whistled for a carry | 60-45 |
| 10:09 | Southern | Luther Ellington knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by John Zemaitis | 60-47 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Tom Matthews tips it but misses | 60-47 |
| 09:43 | Southern | John Zemaitis pulls down the rebound | 60-47 |
| 09:38 | Southern | John Zemaitis loses the ball out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Anthony Dillman (PF) Dewey Mills, David Nunn, Tom Matthews | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Smith (SG), Robert Salberg (SF) Anthony Williams, John Zemaitis | |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jack Bissett | 62-47 |
| 09:14 | Southern | Luther Ellington clanks a shot from the right block | 62-47 |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson is called for traveling | 62-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG), Jason Sisler (C) Robert Boyle, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) Luther Ellington | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Southern | Michael Smith scores on a 3 from straight away | 62-50 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Richard Stevens denies the turnaround by David Nunn | 62-50 |
| 08:23 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy grabs the board | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:17 | Southern | Robert Salberg buries a jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Norbert Shackelford - foul #3 on Norbert Shackelford, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG), Tony James (PF) Michael Smith, Kenneth Gariepy | |
| 08:17 | Southern | Robert Salberg makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman can't finish the layup | 62-53 |
| 08:02 | Southern | Richard Stevens grabs the board | 62-53 |
| 07:57 | Southern | Allen Ruckman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman buries a shot from the baseline set up by Dewey Mills | 64-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Nunn (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Bissett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 13 reb. C - Jason Sisler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Allen Ruckman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Salberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony James (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Southern | Tony James misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-56 |
| 07:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Dillman | 64-56 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Tony James is called for the reach on Anthony Dillman - foul #1 on Tony James, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF) David Nunn, Jack Bissett | |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Andrew Graves (SG), Luther Ellington (SF), Kenneth Gariepy (PF), John Zemaitis (C) Allen Ruckman, Anthony Williams, Robert Salberg, Tony James, Richard Stevens | |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:52 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 06:47 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner but the foul's on Anthony Dillman - foul #2 on Anthony Dillman, team foul #5 | 64-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Tom Matthews (PF) Anthony Dillman | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:47 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 06:47 | Southern | Andrew Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:47 | Southern | Andrew Graves misses the 3rd free throw | 64-57 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler pulls down the rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:29 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford double dribbles | 64-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Wasson (C) Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:15 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Graves | 64-59 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Luther Ellington is called for the reach on Robert Boyle - foul #1 on Luther Ellington, team foul #9 | 64-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (PG) Dewey Mills | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 05:36 | Southern | Robert Boyle is called for the reach on Luther Ellington - foul #2 on Robert Boyle, team foul #6 | 66-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Southern | Richard Stevens (C) John Zemaitis | |
| 05:22 | Southern | Tom Matthews steals it from Richard Stevens | 66-59 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | David Nunn banks in the layup set up by Dewey Mills and the foul's on Andrew Graves - foul #5 on Andrew Graves, team foul #10 | 68-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jack Bissett (PG), Anthony Dillman (PF), Jason Sisler (C) Dewey Mills, Tom Matthews, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Southern | Anthony Williams (SG), Robert Salberg (SF) Andrew Graves, Luther Ellington | |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | David Nunn misses the free throw | 68-59 |
| 05:05 | Southern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gariepy | 68-59 |
| 04:39 | Southern | Robert Salberg misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 04:38 | Southern | Richard Stevens hits the follow up shot | 68-61 |
| 04:21 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman connects on the runner in the paint | 70-61 |
| 04:13 | Southern | Anthony Williams drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-64 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Gariepy - foul #3 on Kenneth Gariepy, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Joseph Wasson (C) David Nunn, Jason Sisler | |
| Subs | Southern | Allen Ruckman (PG), Luther Ellington (C) William Aaron, Richard Stevens | |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:40 | Southern | Anthony Williams double dribbles | 72-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dewey Mills (PG) Norbert Shackelford | |
| Subs | Southern | John Zemaitis (C) Kenneth Gariepy | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Dewey Mills | 75-64 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Dewey Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 9 ast. SG - Robert Boyle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jack Bissett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Dillman (fresh) 24 pts. 14 reb. C - Joseph Wasson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Allen Ruckman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Salberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Luther Ellington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Zemaitis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Southern | Anthony Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-64 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Anthony Dillman grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jack Bissett | 78-64 |
| 02:50 | Southern | Southern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 78-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Nunn (SG) Robert Boyle | |
| Subs | Southern | William Aaron (PG), Kenneth Gariepy (PF), Richard Stevens (C) Allen Ruckman, Luther Ellington, John Zemaitis | |
| 02:32 | Southern | Kenneth Gariepy connects on the shot in the lane | 78-66 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Anthony Dillman | 81-66 |
| 01:46 | Southern | William Aaron is hacked by Dewey Mills - foul #2 on Dewey Mills, team foul #7 | 81-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Boyle (SG), Norbert Shackelford (SF), Tom Matthews (PF), Jason Sisler (C) David Nunn, Jack Bissett, Anthony Dillman, Joseph Wasson | |
| Subs | Southern | Luther Ellington (SF), Tony James (PF), John Zemaitis (C) Robert Salberg, Kenneth Gariepy, Richard Stevens | |
| 01:46 | Southern | William Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 81-67 |
| 01:46 | Southern | William Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 81-68 |
| 01:36 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Tom Matthews | 84-68 |
| 01:23 | Southern | Tony James makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Williams | 84-70 |
| 01:04 | West Virginia | Robert Boyle hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 84-70 |
| 01:03 | Southern | John Zemaitis grabs the board | 84-70 |
| 00:58 | Southern | Anthony Williams can't connect on a shot from the right side | 84-70 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | Jason Sisler grabs the board | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Norbert Shackelford misses long on a floater from the right side | 84-70 |
| 00:32 | Southern | Anthony Williams gets the rebound | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Southern | William Aaron's pass is intercepted by Dewey Mills | 84-70 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Dewey Mills runs out the clock | 84-70 |