| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Alan Ovitz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Oehler (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Catanzaro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:55 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled in the backcourt by John Catanzaro - foul #2 on John Catanzaro, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits a wide open floater from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 19:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | James Brown gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 33-32 |
| 18:44 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 18:38 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Brown | 36-34 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 17:28 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Oehler | 36-34 |
| 17:14 | Eastern Illinois | The short jumper by Martin Oehler is denied by Ronald Wood | 36-34 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 36-36 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Illinois | James Brown steps in front of the Alan Ovitz pass | 36-36 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | James Fisher lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Brown | 36-38 |
| 16:43 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer loses the dribble to Harold Smith | 36-38 |
| 16:40 | West Virginia | James Brown is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Harold Robinson (SG), Walter Garten (SF), Rubin Castanon (PF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Alan Ovitz, Martin Oehler, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 16:27 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano is whistled for traveling | 36-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Stanley Soriano - foul #2 on Stanley Soriano, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Walter Garten picks off the pass by John Flowers | 36-38 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rubin Castanon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Chris Ferber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 15:29 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | James Aaron hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Wages | 36-40 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Wages - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Walter Garten, Rubin Castanon, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled in the backcourt by David Wallace - foul #1 on David Wallace, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz (SF) Harold Robinson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | James Fisher is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield can't tip it in | 38-40 |
| 14:18 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:59 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 13:57 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the wide open shot in the lane on a great pass from James Fisher | 38-42 |
| 13:30 | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Wallace, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Rubin Castanon (SF) David Wallace, Luis Hicks, Alan Ovitz | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Ronald Wood | |
| 13:13 | West Virginia | James Brown loses the dribble to William Spicer | 38-42 |
| 12:50 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams's pass is intercepted by Michael Merrifield | 38-42 |
| 12:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher's pass is intercepted by William Spicer in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten (SF), Chris Ferber (C) Rubin Castanon, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Brown, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:20 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 11:54 | West Virginia | Edward Wages tips it home | 38-44 |
| 11:34 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-44 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | James Aaron pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Walter Garten (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Martin Oehler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Ferber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Wages, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Rubin Castanon (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:00 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano is fouled on the floor by Edward Wages - foul #3 on Edward Wages, team foul #5 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) John Flowers, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 10:44 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-44 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Edward Wages gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left block | 38-44 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Edward Wages grabs the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | James Aaron loses the dribble to Luis Hicks | 38-44 |
| 10:02 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten slams it home set up by Luis Hicks | 40-44 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 09:39 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:33 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Stanley Soriano | 42-44 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | James Aaron comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford gets the offensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Harold Smith scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by James Aaron | 42-46 |
| 08:32 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks misses the 3 from the left corner | 42-46 |
| 08:30 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 08:06 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 08:04 | Eastern Illinois | Walter Garten gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:00 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 07:58 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 07:34 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield connects on the open 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Harold Smith | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Stanley Soriano (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Luis Hicks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Walter Garten (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rubin Castanon (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wages (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Aaron (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Woolford (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Eastern Illinois | Stanley Soriano connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Walter Garten | 47-49 |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 07:03 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks is hacked by Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Smith, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Chris Ferber (PF), John Catanzaro (C) Stanley Soriano, Luis Hicks, Walter Garten, Martin Oehler, Rubin Castanon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 06:46 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses long on a floater in the lane | 47-49 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Illinois | John Catanzaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:30 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 06:29 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 06:08 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 47-49 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer grabs the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 05:52 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood lays it up and in set up by James Fisher and the foul's on John Catanzaro - foul #3 on John Catanzaro, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Harold Robinson (SF), Martin Oehler (PF) Alan Ovitz, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 05:22 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Spicer | 52-52 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the dunk | 52-52 |
| 04:59 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 52-52 |
| 04:32 | West Virginia | Mark Masters banks in the layup | 52-54 |
| 04:06 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from James Adams | 55-54 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | James Brown makes the runner from the left block | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - William Spicer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Adams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Martin Oehler (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Catanzaro (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler is fouled on the floor by Mark Masters - foul #2 on Mark Masters, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace (PG), Luis Hicks (SG), Alan Ovitz (SF), Chris Ferber (C) William Spicer, James Adams, Harold Robinson, John Catanzaro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Harold Smith (PF) John Flowers, Mark Masters | |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Luis Hicks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Luis Hicks, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon (PF) Martin Oehler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses long on a floater from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 03:00 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:46 | Eastern Illinois | David Wallace travels with the ball | 55-56 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher is hacked by Chris Ferber in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Ferber, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 02:21 | Eastern Illinois | Luis Hicks can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 02:19 | Eastern Illinois | Rubin Castanon can't tip it in | 55-58 |
| 02:18 | Eastern Illinois | Chris Ferber hits the follow up shot | 57-58 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by David Wallace - foul #3 on David Wallace, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer (PG), James Adams (SG), Martin Oehler (PF), John Catanzaro (C) David Wallace, Luis Hicks, Rubin Castanon, Chris Ferber | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer's pass is intercepted by Michael Merrifield in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-60 |
| 01:31 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 01:25 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-60 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | William Spicer picks off the pass by James Brown in the backcourt | 57-60 |
| 01:01 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Adams | 60-60 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by John Catanzaro - foul #4 on John Catanzaro, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 00:40 | Eastern Illinois | Alan Ovitz can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 60-61 |
| 00:38 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled in the backcourt by William Spicer - foul #2 on William Spicer, team foul #10 | 60-61 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:15 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 00:13 | Eastern Illinois | James Adams snags the offensive board | 60-63 |
| 00:05 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-63 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith is hacked by James Adams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #11 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Harold Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Martin Oehler pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | William Spicer clanks a halfcourt shot | 60-63 |