| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai inbounds the ball | 31-38 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Gary Farrish steals the ball from Raymond Grove | 31-38 |
| 19:37 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses the dunk attempt | 31-38 |
| 19:36 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:18 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-38 |
| 19:17 | Liberty | Gary Farrish gets the offensive rebound | 31-38 |
| 19:03 | Liberty | Antonio Mitchell blocks the short jumper by Fredrick Reese | 31-38 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Antonio Mitchell | 31-38 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | William Elkins steals the ball from Habimana Arai | 31-38 |
| 18:54 | Liberty | William Elkins hits the finger roll | 33-38 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-38 |
| 18:32 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 18:12 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst lays it in set up by William Elkins | 35-38 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 17:58 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 17:35 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses badly on a shot from the left block | 35-38 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 17:29 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-38 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the offensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai is fouled on the floor by Gary Farrish - foul #3 on Gary Farrish, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Chris Hunter (SG), Clark Gambino (SF), Fredrick Glenn (C) William Elkins, Gary Farrish, Sammy Whitehurst, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Glenn - foul #1 on Fredrick Glenn, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | James Levin is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| 16:38 | Liberty | Chris Hunter hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Heath Bearce | 38-38 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Walter Stark is fouled on the floor by Heath Bearce - foul #3 on Heath Bearce, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG) Heath Bearce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Bryce Brown | |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Robert Manus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it in | 38-40 |
| 15:51 | Liberty | William Elkins is fouled on the floor by Robert Manus - foul #1 on Robert Manus, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Claude Samons (C) Chris Hunter, Clark Gambino, Fredrick Reese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Robert Manus, Harvey Newell | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Fredrick Glenn (fresh) 3 reb. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Liberty | Gary Farrish hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 38-40 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove tips it but misses | 38-40 |
| 15:23 | Liberty | Gary Farrish snags the defensive board | 38-40 |
| 15:11 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randall Hakala - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG) William Elkins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark | |
| 15:11 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn misses the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:11 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Habimana Arai is denied by Claude Samons | 39-40 |
| 14:49 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:31 | Liberty | Heath Bearce connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses the floater from the right wing | 42-40 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 14:17 | Liberty | Gary Farrish snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 13:54 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst blows the layup | 42-40 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 13:30 | West Virginia | Sammy Whitehurst steps in front of the Habimana Arai pass | 42-40 |
| 13:12 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn hits a shot from the right block | 44-40 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Claude Samons - foul #4 on Claude Samons, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Chris Hunter (SG), Clark Gambino (SF), Fredrick Reese (PF), Jimmy Heath (C) Heath Bearce, Gary Farrish, Sammy Whitehurst, Fredrick Glenn, Claude Samons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Robert Manus (SG), Bryce Brown (SF), Harvey Newell (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Raymond Grove | |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 12:27 | Liberty | Chris Hunter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 44-42 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 12:10 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath misses the lay-in | 44-42 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | James Levin gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jimmy Heath - foul #2 on Jimmy Heath, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG) Chris Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clark Gambino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Heath (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Levin (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Robert Manus gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Gary Farrish takes the ball from Robert Manus | 44-44 |
| 11:04 | Liberty | Gary Farrish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Habimana Arai (SF) James Levin | |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown misses the easy layup | 44-44 |
| 10:46 | Liberty | Gary Farrish pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| 10:32 | Liberty | The jump hook by Fredrick Reese is blocked by Habimana Arai | 44-44 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 44-44 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Walter Stark knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bryce Brown | 44-47 |
| 10:11 | Liberty | Jimmy Heath scores on a jumper from the baseline | 46-47 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | William Elkins steals the ball from Bryce Brown | 46-47 |
| 09:29 | Liberty | Gary Farrish travels with the ball | 46-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Chris Hunter (SG), Sammy Whitehurst (SF), Fredrick Glenn (C) William Elkins, Gary Farrish, Clark Gambino, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Robert Manus, Harvey Newell, Bryce Brown | |
| 09:13 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-47 |
| 09:12 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 08:55 | Liberty | Habimana Arai swats the dunk try by Fredrick Glenn | 46-47 |
| 08:54 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Arthur Pitzer | 46-49 |
| 08:33 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-49 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Pitzer | 49-51 |
| 07:50 | Liberty | Arthur Pitzer is called for the reach on Fredrick Glenn - foul #3 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG), Claude Samons (C) Chris Hunter, Fredrick Reese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF) Habimana Arai | |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Claude Samons banks in the layup on a great pass from Sammy Whitehurst and the foul's on Antonio Mitchell - foul #1 on Antonio Mitchell, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG) Heath Bearce | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:31 | Liberty | Claude Samons makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Gary Farrish (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Fredrick Glenn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Grove (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 52-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmy Heath (PF) Fredrick Glenn | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:42 | Liberty | Claude Samons is fouled on the floor by Arthur Pitzer - foul #4 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Clark Gambino (SF) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 06:28 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on James Levin - foul #1 on James Levin, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 06:28 | Liberty | Gary Farrish makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:28 | Liberty | Gary Farrish makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 06:08 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown scores on a jumper from the left block | 54-53 |
| 05:45 | Liberty | Gary Farrish misses badly on a shot from the right side | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 05:38 | West Virginia | Walter Stark travels with the ball | 54-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | Heath Bearce (PG), Fredrick Glenn (PF) William Elkins, Jimmy Heath | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, James Levin | |
| 05:31 | Liberty | Heath Bearce is called for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SF) Claude Samons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell (PF) Harvey Newell | |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the shot from the right side set up by Arthur Pitzer | 54-55 |
| 05:07 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Farrish | 56-55 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Antonio Mitchell | 56-57 |
| 04:37 | Liberty | Fredrick Glenn makes the turnaround in the paint | 58-57 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 58-57 |
| 04:10 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 03:43 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst is fouled on the floor by Robert Manus - foul #2 on Robert Manus, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | William Elkins (PG), Chris Hunter (SG), Fredrick Reese (PF), Claude Samons (C) Heath Bearce, Gary Farrish, Fredrick Glenn, Clark Gambino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Walter Stark (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Harvey Newell (PF), James Levin (C) Robert Manus, Arthur Pitzer, Bryce Brown, Antonio Mitchell, Raymond Grove | |
| 03:43 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 03:43 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell tips it but misses | 60-57 |
| 03:11 | Liberty | Claude Samons grabs the board | 60-57 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - William Elkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Chris Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Sammy Whitehurst (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fredrick Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Claude Samons (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Stark (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Levin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-57 |
| 02:56 | Liberty | Claude Samons tips it but misses | 60-57 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-57 |
| Subs | Liberty | Gary Farrish (SG) Chris Hunter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Harvey Newell, James Levin | |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Claude Samons denies the turnaround by Raymond Grove | 60-57 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 60-59 |
| 02:15 | Liberty | Gary Farrish connects on the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Arthur Pitzer - foul #5 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #8 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Clark Gambino (SF) Sammy Whitehurst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SG) Arthur Pitzer | |
| 02:15 | Liberty | Gary Farrish makes the free throw | 63-59 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai travels with the ball | 63-59 |
| Subs | Liberty | Sammy Whitehurst (SF) Clark Gambino | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:34 | Liberty | Gary Farrish comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 63-59 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Walter Stark hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 63-59 |
| 01:27 | Liberty | Claude Samons grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 01:11 | Liberty | William Elkins's pass is intercepted by Habimana Arai | 63-59 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Fredrick Reese - foul #1 on Fredrick Reese, team foul #6 | 63-59 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Habimana Arai - foul #2 on Habimana Arai, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| 00:21 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:21 | Liberty | Fredrick Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 00:13 | Liberty | William Elkins grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Liberty | Randall Hakala is called for the reach on William Elkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Randall Hakala, team foul #10 | 65-61 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | William Elkins makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | Liberty | William Elkins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove is hacked by Claude Samons - foul #5 on Claude Samons, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Liberty | Jimmy Heath (C) Claude Samons | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Liberty | Randall Hakala is called for the reach on William Elkins in the backcourt - foul #4 on Randall Hakala, team foul #11 | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Liberty | William Elkins misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:05 | Liberty | William Elkins makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Sammy Whitehurst steals the ball from Habimana Arai | 67-63 |