| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) SG - James Fisher (fresh) SF - James Brown (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) SF - Boyd Knepper (fresh) PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Gary Tadlock - foul #1 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | LSU | Gary Tadlock is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | The jump hook by James Brown is blocked by Woodrow Harvey | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:49 | LSU | Gary Tadlock connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Boyd Knepper | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:52 | West Virginia | James Brown's pass is intercepted by Gary Tadlock | 5-3 |
| 16:38 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn loses the dribble to Michael Merrifield | 5-3 |
| 16:12 | West Virginia | Woodrow Harvey takes the ball from James Fisher | 5-3 |
| 15:56 | LSU | Boyd Knepper hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 15:54 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Boyd Knepper | 5-3 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boyd Knepper (fairly fresh) PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) C - Robert Geiger (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn buries a fadeaway in the paint | 5-5 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | James Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 5-5 |
| 15:25 | LSU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Harvey | 5-5 |
| 15:08 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 15:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 5-5 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 14:42 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Boyd Knepper is called for 3 seconds | 5-5 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF), Bernard Mullins (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Boyd Knepper, Woodrow Harvey, Robert Geiger | |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | John Flowers loses the ball out of bounds | 5-5 |
| 14:00 | LSU | Edward Wages steps in front of the Clifton Youngs pass in the backcourt | 5-5 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 5-5 |
| 13:43 | LSU | Preston Montez gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 13:15 | LSU | Bernard Mullins knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Clifton Youngs | 5-7 |
| 12:53 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses long on a shot from close range | 5-7 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Mark Masters gets the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the jump hook in the paint | 5-7 |
| 12:34 | LSU | The rebound goes to Isaiah Bangert | 5-7 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses the jumper from close range | 5-7 |
| 12:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Edward Wages | 5-7 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford misses the jump hook from the left block | 5-7 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Mark Masters snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) SG - Edward Wages (fresh) SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Mark Masters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Clifton Youngs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Preston Montez (fresh) SF - John Hollifield (fresh) PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) C - Bernard Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Mark Masters makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by James Aaron and the foul's on Isaiah Bangert - foul #1 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, Edward Wages, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Robert Geiger (C) Clifton Youngs, Bernard Mullins | |
| 11:40 | West Virginia | Mark Masters makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 11:25 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Preston Montez | 8-9 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Isaiah Bangert steals it from James Brown | 8-9 |
| 10:36 | LSU | John Hollifield misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 10:35 | West Virginia | Mark Masters grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Woodburn - foul #1 on Matthew Woodburn, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | LSU | Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn | |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 10:16 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 10:00 | LSU | Preston Montez can't connect on a runner in the lane | 10-9 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 09:44 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-9 |
| 09:43 | LSU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Harvey | 10-9 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Robert Geiger misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez, John Hollifield | |
| 09:21 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 09:21 | LSU | Robert Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Robert Geiger takes the ball from Michael Merrifield | 10-11 |
| 08:39 | LSU | Ronald Wood is called for the reach on Robert Geiger - foul #2 on Ronald Wood, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG) Matthew Woodburn | |
| 08:25 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey slams it home | 10-13 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is fouled on the floor by Isaiah Bangert - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SF) Gary Tadlock, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Edward Wages travels with the ball | 10-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG) John Flowers | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fresh) SG - Edward Wages (fresh) SF - James Aaron (fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Preston Montez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Hollifield (fairly fresh) PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | LSU | James Fisher is called for the reach on Robert Geiger - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #4 | 10-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF) James Fisher, James Aaron, Harold Smith | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF) Matthew Woodburn, John Hollifield | |
| 07:01 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 10-15 |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Mark Masters scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by John Flowers | 12-15 |
| 06:15 | LSU | Robert Geiger is whistled for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Aaron (SF) John Flowers, Edward Wages | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), John Hollifield (SF), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Boyd Knepper, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Preston Montez is called for the reach on James Brown - foul #1 on Preston Montez, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Victor Woolford | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG) Preston Montez | |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Mark Masters clanks a floater from the baseline | 12-15 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | James Aaron tips it in | 14-15 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Woolford (C) Mark Masters | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, John Hollifield, Robert Geiger | |
| 05:02 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 14-17 |
| 04:31 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, Boyd Knepper | |
| 04:06 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-17 |
| 04:05 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 03:47 | LSU | Robert Geiger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 03:45 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 03:34 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gary Tadlock | 14-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) SF - James Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Victor Woolford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gary Tadlock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) PF - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 14-20 |
| 03:09 | LSU | Gary Tadlock grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 02:50 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-20 |
| 02:48 | LSU | Robert Geiger snags the offensive board | 14-20 |
| 02:35 | LSU | Robert Geiger connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 14-22 |
| 02:06 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Victor Woolford | 14-22 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), John Hollifield (SG), Boyd Knepper (SF), Bernard Mullins (C) Matthew Woodburn, Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey, Robert Geiger | |
| 01:50 | LSU | Boyd Knepper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mark Masters | 14-22 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | James Brown knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by James Fisher | 16-22 |
| 01:04 | LSU | John Hollifield can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-22 |
| 01:03 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert tips it back up and in | 16-24 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | James Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Mullins - foul #1 on Bernard Mullins, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Harold Smith (PF) John Flowers, Mark Masters | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF), Robert Geiger (C) Preston Montez, John Hollifield, Boyd Knepper, Bernard Mullins | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 00:20 | LSU | Robert Geiger grabs the board | 17-24 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Harold Smith swats the short shot by Isaiah Bangert | 17-24 |