| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) SF - Christopher Lipe (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) C - Alvin Haas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is fouled on the floor by Donald Black - foul #1 on Donald Black, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Northern Iowa | William Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire and he's hacked by Loyd Ayer - foul #1 on Loyd Ayer, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:07 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 0-3 |
| 18:05 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:47 | Northern Iowa | William Davis hits the finger roll | 2-3 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Northern Iowa | William Davis pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:08 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 17:06 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey is called for traveling | 2-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 16:21 | Northern Iowa | Benjamin Goss takes the ball from Loyd Ayer | 2-3 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:04 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Dillon (fairly fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Benjamin Goss (fresh) C - Scott Sikes (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer knocks in the floater from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi is hacked by William Davis - foul #1 on William Davis, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG), David Springer (PF), Justin Olsen (C) Donald Black, Richard Dillon, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Raymond Harris (PF), Alvin Haas (C) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire, Benjamin Goss, Scott Sikes | |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Allen Baugher | 4-5 |
| 14:48 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Barksdale | 7-5 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Justin Olsen swats the short shot by Raymond Harris | 7-5 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 13:51 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish's pass is intercepted by Christopher Lipe | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe grabs the offensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas blows the layup but he's hacked by Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Chad Farrish, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), William Davis (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey, Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Carl Dunmire (SG) Timothy Marshall, Allen Baugher | |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:28 | Northern Iowa | William Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 7-9 |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris hits a floater in the paint | 7-11 |
| 12:48 | Northern Iowa | David Springer can't finish the layup | 7-11 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas tips it in | 7-13 |
| 12:06 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Donald Black | 10-13 |
| 11:43 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Harris | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Donald Black (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Farrish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Springer (fairly fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Lipe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Alvin Haas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Northern Iowa | Alvin Haas is called for the reach on Chad Farrish - foul #1 on Alvin Haas, team foul #1 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), Sylvester Bakos (PF), Edward Allen (C) Donald Black, Chad Farrish, David Springer, William Davis, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Allen Baugher (SF), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Allen Baugher and he's fouled by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG) Carl Dunmire | |
| 11:04 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the free throw | 10-18 |
| 11:04 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen snags the defensive board | 10-18 |
| 10:41 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-18 |
| 10:39 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey tips it in | 12-18 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes blows the layup | 12-18 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen gets the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:07 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos double dribbles | 12-18 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), William Davis (PF) Sylvester Bakos, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF) Robert Manzi, Allen Baugher | |
| 09:51 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss blows the layup | 12-18 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe tips it in | 12-20 |
| 09:33 | Northern Iowa | William Davis buries a jump hook from close range set up by Donald Black | 14-20 |
| 09:26 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Scott Sikes | 14-22 |
| 09:19 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black is fouled on the floor by Timothy Marshall - foul #1 on Timothy Marshall, team foul #2 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (C) Justin Olsen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (C) Scott Sikes | |
| 09:10 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 09:09 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer tips it but misses | 14-22 |
| 09:07 | Northern Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Davis | 14-22 |
| 08:54 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-22 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Johnny Swasey is called for the reach on Christopher Lipe - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #6 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Richard Barksdale (SG) Donald Black, Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Allen Baugher (SF), Raymond Harris (PF) Timothy Marshall, Christopher Lipe, Benjamin Goss | |
| 08:29 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is whistled for a carry | 14-22 |
| 08:08 | Northern Iowa | Raymond Harris denies the turnaround by Johnny Swasey | 14-22 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Raymond Harris snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher is fouled on the floor by Richard Barksdale - foul #1 on Richard Barksdale, team foul #7 | 14-22 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (SF), Justin Olsen (PF) Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott Sikes (C) Alvin Haas | |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Allen Baugher misses the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 08:01 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Justin Olsen | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) SF - David Springer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Olsen (fresh) C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carl Dunmire (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) | |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-22 |
| 07:12 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes grabs the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes lays it in set up by Raymond Harris | 16-24 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-24 |
| 06:46 | Northern Iowa | David Springer grabs the offensive board | 16-24 |
| 06:40 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-24 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Dunmire and the foul's on Justin Olsen - foul #1 on Justin Olsen, team foul #8 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Justin Olsen, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (SG), Christopher Lipe (SF), Alvin Haas (C) Carl Dunmire, Allen Baugher, Raymond Harris | |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis clanks a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Scott Sikes - foul #1 on Scott Sikes, team foul #3 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Edward Allen (C) David Springer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (PF) Scott Sikes | |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:53 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe gets the rebound | 17-27 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall loses the dribble to Edward Allen | 17-27 |
| 05:30 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-27 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-27 |
| 05:13 | Northern Iowa | William Davis snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-27 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alvin Haas | 17-27 |
| 04:49 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Alvin Haas | 17-29 |
| 04:35 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 17-29 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss gets the rebound | 17-29 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Davis - foul #2 on William Davis, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | David Springer (PF), Loyd Ayer (C) William Davis, Edward Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Allen Baugher (SF) Robert Manzi, Christopher Lipe | |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:06 | Northern Iowa | Carl Dunmire picks off the pass by Richard Dillon | 17-31 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss clanks a floater from the free throw line | 17-31 |
| 03:55 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black grabs the board | 17-31 |
| 03:49 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Raymond Harris (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Timothy Marshall, Benjamin Goss, Alvin Haas | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Sikes, team foul #4 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG), William Davis (PF) Donald Black, David Springer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Harris - foul #1 on Raymond Harris, team foul #5 | 17-31 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:28 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Barksdale (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Dunmire (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Allen Baugher (fresh) PF - Raymond Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Sikes (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Chad Farrish - foul #2 on Chad Farrish, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 03:19 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Raymond Harris - foul #2 on Raymond Harris, team foul #6 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Lipe (SF) Allen Baugher | |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:02 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire is whistled for a carry | 21-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Donald Black (PG), Richard Dillon (SG), David Springer (SF), Justin Olsen (C) Chad Farrish, Richard Barksdale, Johnny Swasey, Loyd Ayer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alvin Haas (C) Scott Sikes | |
| 02:18 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen misses the jumper in the lane | 21-33 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas misses the easy layup | 21-33 |
| 01:58 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to David Springer | 21-33 |
| 01:42 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen double dribbles | 21-33 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF) William Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Marshall (PG), Allen Baugher (SG) Robert Manzi, Carl Dunmire | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Alvin Haas lays it in | 21-35 |
| 01:27 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Black | 23-35 |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | David Springer swats the short shot by Allen Baugher | 23-35 |
| 01:12 | Northern Iowa | Donald Black gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Allen Baugher - foul #1 on Allen Baugher, team foul #7 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), Loyd Ayer (C) Donald Black, David Springer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carl Dunmire (SG), Benjamin Goss (PF), Scott Sikes (C) Christopher Lipe, Raymond Harris, Alvin Haas | |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 01:05 | Northern Iowa | Richard Dillon makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss is hacked by Richard Dillon - foul #1 on Richard Dillon, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Richard Barksdale (SG) Richard Dillon | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:52 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 00:47 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish misses the floater from the right wing | 25-36 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the board | 25-36 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Scott Sikes drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Allen Baugher | 25-38 |
| 00:13 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen is denied on a layup by Benjamin Goss | 25-38 |
| 00:11 | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen tips it back up and in | 27-38 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss makes the floater in the paint set up by Scott Sikes | 27-40 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey clanks a halfcourt shot | 27-40 |