| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dees (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Billy French (fresh) C - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees inbounds the ball | 37-46 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses the easy layup | 37-46 |
| 19:47 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Billy French swats the short shot by Richard Laughlin | 37-46 |
| 19:36 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 19:32 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris's floater is knocked away by Irvin Mickens | 37-46 |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the easy layup but the foul's on Cody Harris - foul #3 on Cody Harris, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (PG) Cody Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 19:22 | Western Illinois | Billy French snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 19:17 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| 18:52 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Irvin Mickens - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #1 | 37-46 |
| 18:52 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:52 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Scott McPhie, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 18:22 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden is fouled on the floor by Hans Karczewski - foul #3 on Hans Karczewski, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery (PF) Billy French | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (SG), Dale White (PF) Scott McPhie, Hans Karczewski | |
| 18:00 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-46 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sidney Hadden - foul #3 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (SF), Micheal Lucky (C) Paul Dees, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (SF), James McCarrol (C) Irvin Mickens, Carlton Wilford | |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:52 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 17:42 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG) Richard Laughlin | |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Cory Murff is whistled for traveling | 39-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG) Jared Wright | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 17:02 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-48 |
| 17:01 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 16:33 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky's floater is knocked away by James McCarrol | 39-48 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins tips it in | 39-50 |
| 15:56 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | James McCarrol gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alex Derenberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Delbert Schroeder (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sidney Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Montgomery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Micheal Lucky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Joseph Bryant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SG - Brett Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James McCarrol (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-50 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the tip | 39-50 |
| 15:41 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 15:15 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Montgomery | 41-50 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Cory Murff comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 41-50 |
| 14:59 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 14:50 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger connects on the shot from the left side set up by Sidney Smiley | 43-50 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Delbert Schroeder - foul #1 on Delbert Schroeder, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Jared Wright (SG), Paul Dees (SF), Billy French (PF), Sidney Hadden (C) Alex Derenberger, Delbert Schroeder, Sidney Smiley, Robert Montgomery, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Hans Karczewski (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Brett Hawkins, Cory Murff, Dale White, James McCarrol | |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 14:23 | Western Illinois | Irvin Mickens picks off the pass by Cody Harris | 43-52 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 14:17 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden grabs the board | 43-52 |
| 13:55 | Western Illinois | Billy French misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-52 |
| 13:53 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees grabs the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott McPhie - foul #3 on Scott McPhie, team foul #4 | 43-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG) Joseph Bryant | |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:37 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:24 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie travels with the ball | 45-52 |
| 13:00 | Western Illinois | Billy French's pass is intercepted by Hans Karczewski | 45-52 |
| 12:46 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 12:44 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 12:39 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees's fadeaway is rejected by Hans Karczewski | 45-52 |
| 12:38 | Western Illinois | Billy French snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:28 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 45-52 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Irvin Mickens | 45-54 |
| 11:54 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Dees (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy French (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sidney Hadden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott McPhie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Irvin Mickens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Hans Karczewski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Laughlin | 45-56 |
| 11:19 | Western Illinois | Billy French is whistled for traveling | 45-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (PG), Delbert Schroeder (SG), Sidney Smiley (SF), Jacob Putnam (PF), Micheal Lucky (C) Cody Harris, Jared Wright, Paul Dees, Billy French, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (SG), Cory Murff (SF), James McCarrol (C) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Carlton Wilford | |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-56 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins hits the follow up shot | 45-58 |
| 10:46 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses the lay-in | 45-58 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | James McCarrol grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 10:38 | West Virginia | Cory Murff drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Hans Karczewski | 45-60 |
| 10:19 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley is called for a backcourt violation | 45-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Robert Montgomery (PF) Delbert Schroeder, Jacob Putnam | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford (C) Hans Karczewski | |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 45-60 |
| 10:08 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 09:47 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky's pass is intercepted by Cory Murff | 45-60 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Cory Murff can't tip it in | 45-60 |
| 09:28 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to James McCarrol | 45-60 |
| 09:11 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is whistled for traveling | 45-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Jacob Putnam (PF), Sidney Hadden (C) Sidney Smiley, Robert Montgomery, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Dale White (PF) Richard Laughlin, Brett Hawkins, James McCarrol, Carlton Wilford | |
| 08:57 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger is fouled on the floor by Joseph Bryant - foul #3 on Joseph Bryant, team foul #5 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Paul Dees (SF) Alex Derenberger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (PF) Cory Murff | |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale White - foul #2 on Dale White, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (PG) Cody Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 46-60 |
| 08:42 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie is fouled on the floor by Jared Wright - foul #2 on Jared Wright, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James McCarrol (C) Hans Karczewski | |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott McPhie | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:54 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden double dribbles | 47-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Cody Harris (PG), Alex Derenberger (SF) Delbert Schroeder, Paul Dees | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Cory Murff (SF) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Cody Harris (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jacob Putnam (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Hadden (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James McCarrol (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 07:40 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin loses the dribble to Jacob Putnam | 47-62 |
| 07:32 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam's pass is intercepted by Dale White | 47-62 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Dale White | 47-65 |
| 07:11 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jared Wright | 49-65 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James McCarrol | 49-67 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard Laughlin, team foul #7 | 49-67 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Billy French (PF) Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (PG), Scott McPhie (SG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) Richard Laughlin, Joseph Bryant, Dale White, James McCarrol | |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:45 | Western Illinois | Jacob Putnam misses the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Cory Murff gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Scott McPhie | 50-69 |
| 06:13 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger double dribbles | 50-69 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder (SG), Paul Dees (SF), Micheal Lucky (C) Jared Wright, Alex Derenberger, Jacob Putnam | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski (PF) Cory Murff | |
| 05:59 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Hans Karczewski is blocked by Micheal Lucky | 50-69 |
| 05:57 | Western Illinois | Micheal Lucky gets the rebound | 50-69 |
| 05:43 | Western Illinois | Paul Dees buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-69 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Brett Hawkins | 53-71 |
| 05:20 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-71 |
| 05:18 | Western Illinois | Billy French misses the tip | 53-71 |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Brett Hawkins | 53-73 |
| 04:55 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-73 |
| 04:54 | Western Illinois | Billy French grabs the offensive rebound | 53-73 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mickens - foul #3 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #8 | 53-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Jared Wright (SG), Alex Derenberger (SF), Robert Montgomery (PF), Sidney Hadden (C) Delbert Schroeder, Paul Dees, Billy French, Micheal Lucky | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Joseph Bryant (SG), Cory Murff (SF), James McCarrol (C) Brett Hawkins, Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens, Carlton Wilford | |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 04:44 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:35 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-73 |
| 04:33 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 04:29 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris misses badly on a shot from the right side | 55-73 |
| 04:28 | Western Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Alex Derenberger | 55-73 |
| 04:10 | Western Illinois | Cody Harris misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-73 |
| 04:08 | Western Illinois | Jared Wright tips it home | 57-73 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses long on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Cody Harris - foul #4 on Cody Harris, team foul #5 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley (SF) Cody Harris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dale White (PF) Hans Karczewski | |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 03:53 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-74 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Alex Derenberger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jared Wright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Sidney Smiley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Montgomery (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Sidney Hadden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Bryant (fresh) 18 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Cory Murff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James McCarrol (fresh) 8 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Western Illinois | Richard Laughlin steals it from Alex Derenberger | 57-74 |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Cory Murff lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 57-76 |
| 03:06 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:39 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-76 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | James McCarrol tips it in | 60-78 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden blows the layup but the foul's on James McCarrol - foul #2 on James McCarrol, team foul #9 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Leavy (PG), Delbert Schroeder (SG), Micheal Lucky (PF) Alex Derenberger, Jared Wright, Robert Montgomery | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brett Hawkins (PG) Richard Laughlin | |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 02:24 | Western Illinois | Sidney Hadden makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Cory Murff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sidney Hadden - foul #4 on Sidney Hadden, team foul #6 | 62-78 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger (PG), Robert Montgomery (PF) Kenneth Leavy, Sidney Hadden | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 1st free throw | 62-79 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Cory Murff makes the 2nd free throw | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-80 |
| 01:45 | Western Illinois | Robert Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 62-80 |
| 01:28 | Western Illinois | James McCarrol steals the ball from Sidney Smiley | 62-80 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 62-80 |
| 01:04 | Western Illinois | Sidney Smiley pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 00:53 | Western Illinois | Delbert Schroeder makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Alex Derenberger | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | James McCarrol is whistled for traveling | 65-80 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Western Illinois | Alex Derenberger scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 67-80 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Joseph Bryant runs out the clock | 67-80 |