| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Helm (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herman Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Morgan Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Shin (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Herman Graves inbounds the ball | 39-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois State | Herman Graves knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-41 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 42-41 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | Robert Helm clanks a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Steven Dick | 42-43 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Louis Flippen is called for the reach on Shing Ching in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Flippen, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Manuel Koch (PF) Daniel Tomczak, Steven Dick | |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Rene Romano | 42-45 |
| 18:24 | Illinois State | Aleksandar Ptaszynski is called for the reach on Simon Shin - foul #2 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #1 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SF), Martin Deaver (PF), Richard Genovese (C) Herman Graves, Morgan Norman, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dick (PF) Manuel Koch | |
| 18:12 | Illinois State | The jump hook by Martin Deaver is blocked by Steven Dick | 42-45 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | Mike Williams connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 17:22 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 17:21 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver snags the offensive board | 42-48 |
| 17:16 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese can't finish the layup | 42-48 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Rene Romano loses the dribble to William Bowers | 42-48 |
| 16:50 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen lays it in on a great pass from William Bowers | 44-48 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-48 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Steven Dick grabs the offensive board | 44-48 |
| 16:11 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 44-50 |
| 16:04 | Illinois State | Shing Ching steals the ball from Martin Deaver | 44-50 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Shing Ching lays it in on a great pass from Rene Romano | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Helm (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Martin Deaver (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Genovese (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois State | Robert Helm's pass is intercepted by Mike Williams | 44-52 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Rene Romano lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mike Williams | 44-54 |
| 15:09 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-54 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Morgan Norman (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Robert Helm, William Bowers, Martin Deaver, Richard Genovese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Manuel Koch (PF), David Taylor (C) Rene Romano, Mike Williams, Steven Dick, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Shing Ching hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 14:39 | Illinois State | Simon Shin pulls down the rebound | 44-54 |
| 14:23 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Herman Graves | 47-54 |
| 14:01 | West Virginia | Shing Ching buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from David Ralston | 47-56 |
| 13:44 | Illinois State | Herman Graves travels with the ball | 47-56 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Danny Hardin (SF), Richard Dowler (PF) Herman Graves, Morgan Norman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) David Ralston, David Taylor | |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Shing Ching drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Aleksandar Ptaszynski and he's hacked by Richard Dowler - foul #3 on Richard Dowler, team foul #2 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG) Harold Sampley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the free throw | 47-59 |
| 13:11 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin loses the dribble to Shing Ching | 47-59 |
| 13:09 | West Virginia | Rene Romano loses the dribble to Louis Flippen in the backcourt | 47-59 |
| 13:07 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen lays it up and in | 49-59 |
| 12:38 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Tomczak | 49-61 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Danny Hardin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-61 |
| 12:23 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler snags the offensive board | 49-61 |
| 12:09 | Illinois State | Simon Shin lays it in set up by Louis Flippen | 51-61 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Manuel Koch | 51-63 |
| 11:32 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 11:30 | Illinois State | Simon Shin tips it back up and in | 53-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Hardin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Dowler (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tired) 19 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Manuel Koch (fairly fresh) C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Shing Ching scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Rene Romano | 53-65 |
| 10:36 | Illinois State | Rene Romano is called for the reach on Louis Flippen - foul #2 on Rene Romano, team foul #2 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), Herman Graves (SF), Morgan Norman (PF), Martin Deaver (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Danny Hardin, Richard Dowler, Simon Shin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Rene Romano, Shing Ching, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 10:16 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #3 | 53-65 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Dick - foul #1 on Steven Dick, team foul #4 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Shing Ching (SF) Walton Bell, Mike Williams | |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman misses the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 10:01 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 10:01 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the rebound | 53-65 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Steven Dick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Rene Romano, Shing Ching, David Taylor | |
| 09:29 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Mike Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Genovese (C) Martin Deaver | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Shing Ching (SF) Walton Bell, Mike Williams | |
| 08:59 | Illinois State | Herman Graves misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 53-65 |
| 08:55 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Helm - foul #2 on Robert Helm, team foul #3 | 53-65 |
| Subs | Illinois State | William Bowers (SF) Herman Graves | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Rene Romano, Daniel Tomczak, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-65 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it in | 53-67 |
| 08:22 | Illinois State | Robert Helm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-67 |
| 08:20 | Illinois State | Harold Sampley pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-67 |
| 08:07 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Morgan Norman | 55-67 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Walton Bell loses the dribble to Harold Sampley | 55-67 |
| 07:42 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman travels with the ball | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Martin Deaver (PF), Simon Shin (C) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, Morgan Norman, Richard Genovese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Walton Bell, Shing Ching, David Taylor | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Steven Dick is hacked by Donald Barbagallo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #4 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Richard Dowler (C) Simon Shin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Martin Deaver - foul #2 on Martin Deaver, team foul #5 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF) Mike Williams | |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Rene Romano misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 07:24 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Bowers (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Martin Deaver (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dowler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Tomczak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tired) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Martin Deaver | 58-68 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Louis Flippen, team foul #6 | 58-68 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF) William Bowers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Manuel Koch (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 06:36 | West Virginia | Mike Williams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 06:24 | Illinois State | Herman Graves hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Donald Barbagallo | 61-71 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits a wide open shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 61-73 |
| 05:48 | Illinois State | Donald Barbagallo hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Louis Flippen | 63-73 |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Rene Romano | 63-75 |
| 05:15 | Illinois State | Martin Deaver can't connect on a shot near the basket | 63-75 |
| 05:13 | Illinois State | Richard Dowler hits the follow up shot | 65-75 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Herman Graves is called for the reach on Daniel Tomczak in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Graves, team foul #7 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (PG), Harold Sampley (SG), William Bowers (SF), Richard Genovese (PF), Simon Shin (C) Louis Flippen, Donald Barbagallo, Herman Graves, Martin Deaver, Richard Dowler | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Rene Romano, Mike Williams, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| 04:58 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-77 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Walton Bell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-77 |
| 04:27 | Illinois State | Simon Shin snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| 04:23 | Illinois State | Robert Helm buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harold Sampley | 70-77 |
| 03:57 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 70-77 |
| 03:55 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese gets the rebound | 70-77 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #5 | 70-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Louis Flippen (PG), Donald Barbagallo (SG), Danny Hardin (SF) Robert Helm, Harold Sampley, William Bowers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Walton Bell, Daniel Tomczak, David Taylor | |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese makes the 1st free throw | 71-77 |
| 03:45 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese misses the 2nd free throw | 71-77 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 71-77 |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-77 |
| 03:15 | Illinois State | Simon Shin pulls down the rebound | 71-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Louis Flippen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Barbagallo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Danny Hardin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Genovese (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Simon Shin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shing Ching (tired) 21 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Dick (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Illinois State | Richard Genovese scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Louis Flippen | 73-77 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Rene Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 73-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Morgan Norman (PF) Richard Genovese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:55 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Louis Flippen | 75-77 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Shing Ching comes up short on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Danny Hardin - foul #2 on Danny Hardin, team foul #8 | 75-77 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herman Graves (SF) Danny Hardin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Manuel Koch (PF) Mike Williams, Steven Dick | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Shing Ching makes the 1st free throw | 75-78 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 02:34 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman snags the defensive board | 75-78 |
| 02:16 | Illinois State | Morgan Norman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-78 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski gets the rebound | 75-78 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 75-78 |
| 02:07 | Illinois State | Simon Shin grabs the defensive rebound | 75-78 |
| 01:46 | Illinois State | Shing Ching is called for the reach on Herman Graves - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #6 | 75-78 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dick (PF) Manuel Koch | |
| 01:33 | Illinois State | Shing Ching steals the ball from Louis Flippen | 75-78 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Rene Romano blows the dunk | 75-78 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak tips it back up and in | 75-80 |
| 01:05 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 75-80 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak grabs the board | 75-80 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Donald Barbagallo takes the ball from Shing Ching | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Morgan Norman | 78-80 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Barbagallo - foul #5 on Donald Barbagallo, team foul #9 | 78-80 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Robert Helm (SG) Donald Barbagallo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Morgan Norman is called for the reach on Steven Dick - foul #3 on Morgan Norman, team foul #10 | 78-80 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Steven Dick makes the 1st free throw | 78-81 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Steven Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:22 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen loses the ball out of bounds | 78-82 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Mike Williams (SG) Rene Romano, Shing Ching | |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Flippen - foul #4 on Louis Flippen, team foul #11 | 78-82 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 1st free throw | 78-82 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 00:13 | Illinois State | Louis Flippen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-83 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Robert Helm is called for the reach on Mike Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Helm, team foul #12 | 81-83 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Shing Ching (SF) Walton Bell, Daniel Tomczak | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 1st free throw | 81-83 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:10 | Illinois State | Illinois State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois State | Robert Helm hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 81-84 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Steven Dick snags the defensive board | 81-84 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Steven Dick is hacked by Louis Flippen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Flippen, team foul #13 | 81-84 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Harold Sampley (SG) Louis Flippen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SF) Rene Romano, Shing Ching | |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Steven Dick misses the 1st free throw | 81-84 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | Steven Dick makes the 2nd free throw | 81-85 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois State | Robert Helm buries a halfcourt shot | 84-85 |