| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) SF - Richard Preston (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Weaver (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hurst (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Feldman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Craig Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Gonzaga | William Feldman inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle misses short on a shot from the left side | 30-29 |
| 19:32 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts can't tip it in | 30-29 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 19:23 | Gonzaga | William Feldman pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 19:03 | Gonzaga | William Feldman's floater is tipped away by Henry Weaver | 30-29 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it in | 32-29 |
| 18:05 | Gonzaga | William Feldman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Hurst out of a doubleteam | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Shannon Mitchell - foul #2 on Shannon Mitchell, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:15 | Gonzaga | William Feldman buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Craig Roberts | 33-33 |
| 16:55 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses short on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Henry Weaver - foul #2 on Henry Weaver, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Paul Moorefield, Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick (SG), Andrew Roper (SF) Thomas Hurst, William Feldman | |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:28 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 15:58 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts grabs the board | 36-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 stl. SF - William Harned (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Timothy Quick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Roper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Richard Doyle | 36-38 |
| 15:19 | West Virginia | Andrew Roper takes the ball from Melvin Phillips | 36-38 |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper drills a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by William Harned - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG), Thomas Hurst (SG), James Newson (C) Richard Doyle, Timothy Quick, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 15:01 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper misses the free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:01 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Harned | 38-40 |
| 14:18 | Gonzaga | Henry Weaver steps in front of the Craig Roberts pass | 38-40 |
| 14:00 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Richard Preston (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Feldman (SF) Andrew Roper | |
| 13:47 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 38-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle (PG), Shannon Mitchell (C) Joshua Knopf, James Newson | |
| 13:26 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the offensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Richard Preston misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Feldman - foul #1 on William Feldman, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Richard Preston makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Richard Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 12:50 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 40-42 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Shannon Mitchell is called for the reach on Paul Moorefield - foul #3 on Shannon Mitchell, team foul #3 | 40-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (PG), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey (PF) Craig Roberts | |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | James Johnson blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Doyle - foul #1 on Richard Doyle, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick (SG) Thomas Hurst | |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:09 | West Virginia | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 11:55 | Gonzaga | William Feldman makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Richard Doyle | 42-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Paul Moorefield (fresh) SF - Richard Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harry Gilyard (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Quick (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Feldman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Ramsey (fresh) C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Lee Ramsey - foul #2 on Lee Ramsey, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 11:34 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 11:06 | Gonzaga | William Feldman can't connect on a floater from close range | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle tips it but misses | 44-44 |
| 11:03 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle snags the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 10:47 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Richard Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Shannon Mitchell picks off the pass by Harry Gilyard | 44-44 |
| 10:07 | Gonzaga | James Johnson takes the ball from Timothy Quick | 44-44 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is called for a charge - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #3 | 44-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), William Harned (SF), Henry Weaver (PF) Paul Moorefield, Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Joshua Knopf (PG), Thomas Hurst (SG), Andrew Roper (SF), Craig Roberts (PF), James Newson (C) Richard Doyle, Timothy Quick, William Feldman, Lee Ramsey, Shannon Mitchell | |
| 09:28 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Knopf | 44-47 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver scores on a jump hook in the paint | 46-47 |
| 09:04 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 09:02 | West Virginia | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 49-47 |
| 08:38 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-47 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | James Newson steals the ball from Melvin Phillips | 49-47 |
| 07:47 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper is open and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Hurst | 49-49 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Joshua Knopf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hurst (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Roper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - James Newson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:23 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to James Newson | 49-49 |
| 07:16 | Gonzaga | Andrew Roper loses the dribble to William Harned | 49-49 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Joshua Knopf is called for the reach on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Joshua Knopf, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Richard Preston (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle (PG), William Feldman (SF), Shannon Mitchell (C) Joshua Knopf, Andrew Roper, James Newson | |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| 06:35 | Gonzaga | The rebound goes to Craig Roberts | 49-49 |
| 06:13 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-49 |
| 06:11 | Gonzaga | William Feldman pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 05:53 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell blows the layup | 49-49 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harry Gilyard | 49-49 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Shannon Mitchell - foul #4 on Shannon Mitchell, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick (SG) Thomas Hurst | |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 05:35 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #4 | 51-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (C) Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 05:12 | Gonzaga | Timothy Quick makes the 3rd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is whistled for a carry | 51-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Lee Ramsey (PF) Craig Roberts | |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | William Feldman comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Preston - foul #2 on Richard Preston, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (PG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Richard Preston, Harry Gilyard | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | | |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | William Feldman makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:32 | Gonzaga | William Feldman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | James Johnson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 51-54 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | William Harned pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | James Johnson misses the lay-in | 51-54 |
| 03:45 | Gonzaga | William Feldman gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Paul Moorefield (fairly fresh) SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Billy Bryant (fresh) C - James Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Gonzaga | PG - Richard Doyle (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Timothy Quick (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Feldman (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lee Ramsey (fresh) C - Shannon Mitchell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:42 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Doyle, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Henry Weaver (PF) Paul Moorefield, Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst (SG), Andrew Roper (SF), Craig Roberts (PF) Timothy Quick, William Feldman, Lee Ramsey | |
| 03:22 | West Virginia | James Johnson misses the runner from close range | 51-54 |
| 03:21 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 03:16 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-54 |
| 03:15 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the tip | 51-54 |
| 03:13 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 02:53 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 02:51 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Moorefield (SG), Richard Preston (SF), Harry Gilyard (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Gonzaga | William Feldman (SF) Andrew Roper | |
| 02:22 | West Virginia | Shannon Mitchell steps in front of the Harry Gilyard pass | 51-54 |
| 02:04 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | Richard Preston grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Harry Gilyard | 54-54 |
| 01:38 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell drills a shot in the lane set up by Richard Doyle and the foul's on Richard Preston - foul #3 on Richard Preston, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| 01:38 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Weaver | 54-56 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 01:08 | Gonzaga | Craig Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:46 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Craig Roberts steps in front of the Harry Gilyard pass | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Gonzaga | Gonzaga is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle is hacked by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| 00:36 | Gonzaga | Richard Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Preston | 54-58 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:26 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Gonzaga | Paul Moorefield is called for the reach on Thomas Hurst in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Moorefield, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | Gonzaga | Thomas Hurst misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:16 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin Phillips - foul #4 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:14 | Gonzaga | Shannon Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Harry Gilyard gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-58 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips grabs the offensive board | 54-58 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Preston | 54-58 |