| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Bruce Sutton (fresh) SG - Matthew Phillips (fresh) SF - William Cavender (fresh) PF - John Meyer (fresh) C - Steve Swinehart (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Randall Hakala (fresh) SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) SF - Habimana Arai (fresh) PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart lays it in on a great pass from Matthew Phillips | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | West Virginia | Bruce Sutton steps in front of the Antonio Mitchell pass in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton lays it up and in | 4-0 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Pitzer | 4-2 |
| 19:13 | New Orleans | William Cavender clanks a shot in the paint | 4-2 |
| 19:12 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Bruce Sutton picks off the pass by Randall Hakala in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 18:53 | New Orleans | Raymond Grove blocks the jumper by Steve Swinehart | 4-2 |
| 18:52 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart gets the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | New Orleans | The jump hook by William Cavender is blocked by Habimana Arai | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala's pass is intercepted by Steve Swinehart | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart is denied on a layup by Habimana Arai | 4-2 |
| 18:18 | New Orleans | John Meyer tips it but misses | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Habimana Arai | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell is hacked by John Meyer - foul #1 on John Meyer, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:00 | West Virginia | The 3pt attempt by Arthur Pitzer is denied by Steve Swinehart | 4-2 |
| 17:58 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:37 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips comes up short on the shot near the basket | 4-4 |
| 17:35 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart tips it back up and in | 6-4 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Phillips - foul #1 on Matthew Phillips, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Thompson (PG), James Adamo (SG), Jacob Hicks (SF), Clinton Burnley (PF), Rolando Morris (C) Bruce Sutton, Matthew Phillips, William Cavender, John Meyer, Steve Swinehart | |
| 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 | |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Walter Stark clanks a turnaround from the right block | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:46 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson makes the jump hook from the left block set up by James Adamo | 8-4 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | Walter Stark scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 16:08 | New Orleans | Clinton Burnley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-6 |
| 16:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harvey Newell | 8-6 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Robert Manus is whistled for traveling | 8-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Matthew Phillips (SG), Cameron Seward (PF), Steve Swinehart (C) James Adamo, Jacob Hicks, Clinton Burnley, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Bryce Brown | |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fresh) SG - Matthew Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Todd Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cameron Seward (fresh) C - Steve Swinehart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) PF - Harvey Newell (fresh) C - Raymond Grove (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer is fouled on the floor by Raymond Grove - foul #1 on Raymond Grove, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG) Matthew Wymer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF) Walter Stark, Robert Manus | |
| 15:42 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton misses short on a floater from the left side | 8-6 |
| 15:41 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randall Hakala | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Bruce Sutton | 11-8 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Randall Hakala | 11-11 |
| 14:44 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia | Todd Thompson steps in front of the Arthur Pitzer pass | 11-11 |
| 14:35 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips lays it in set up by Todd Thompson | 13-11 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 13-11 |
| 14:20 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| 14:06 | New Orleans | Habimana Arai steals it from Matthew Phillips | 13-11 |
| 13:49 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell can't connect on an uncontested runner from the left block | 13-11 |
| 13:48 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:43 | New Orleans | Habimana Arai swats the layup by Matthew Phillips | 13-11 |
| 13:42 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 13:27 | New Orleans | Todd Thompson is fouled on the floor by Randall Hakala - foul #1 on Randall Hakala, team foul #2 | 13-11 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), James Adamo (SG), William Cavender (SF), John Meyer (PF), Clinton Burnley (C) Bruce Sutton, Matthew Phillips, Todd Thompson, Cameron Seward, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Randall Hakala, Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell, Raymond Grove | |
| 13:11 | New Orleans | James Adamo travels with the ball | 13-11 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell snags the offensive board | 13-11 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | James Levin makes the jump hook near the basket and the foul's on James Adamo - foul #1 on James Adamo, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| 12:43 | West Virginia | James Levin makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | New Orleans | William Cavender is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Cavender, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Rolando Morris (C) Clinton Burnley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:57 | West Virginia | James Levin connects on the open fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Manus | 13-16 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fresh) SG - James Adamo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Cavender (fairly fresh) PF - John Meyer (fairly fresh) C - Rolando Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Levin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Manus (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:43 | New Orleans | John Meyer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 13-16 |
| 11:42 | New Orleans | James Adamo grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:27 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-16 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | William Cavender steps in front of the Robert Manus pass in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 11:05 | New Orleans | William Cavender loses the ball out of bounds | 13-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), Matthew Phillips (SG), Jacob Hicks (SF), Clinton Burnley (C) Matthew Wymer, James Adamo, William Cavender, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Arthur Pitzer (SG), Habimana Arai (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, James Levin, Robert Manus, Bryce Brown | |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Arthur Pitzer | 13-18 |
| 10:25 | New Orleans | Jacob Hicks is hacked by Randall Hakala - foul #2 on Randall Hakala, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Thompson (SG), Steve Swinehart (C) Matthew Phillips, Clinton Burnley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (PG), Harvey Newell (PF) Randall Hakala, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 10:12 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-18 |
| 10:10 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer travels in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Cameron Seward (PF) John Meyer | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:55 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Thompson - foul #1 on Todd Thompson, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer buries a 3 from the left corner | 13-21 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Pitzer - foul #1 on Arthur Pitzer, team foul #4 | 13-21 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), William Cavender (SF), Rolando Morris (PF) Bruce Sutton, Jacob Hicks, Cameron Seward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Antonio Mitchell (PF) Walter Stark, Raymond Grove | |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 09:21 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the jump hook from the baseline | 15-21 |
| 09:10 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart grabs the board | 15-21 |
| 08:50 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew Wymer | 18-21 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 08:37 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the tip | 18-21 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-21 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell drills a turnaround from close range | 18-23 |
| 07:59 | New Orleans | Antonio Mitchell picks off the pass by Rolando Morris | 18-23 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Todd Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Cavender (fairly fresh) PF - Rolando Morris (fairly fresh) C - Steve Swinehart (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Arthur Pitzer (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Habimana Arai (tiring) 3 reb. 3 blk. PF - Antonio Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Newell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Todd Thompson - foul #2 on Todd Thompson, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), James Adamo (SG), Jacob Hicks (SF), Cameron Seward (PF), Clinton Burnley (C) Matthew Wymer, Todd Thompson, William Cavender, Rolando Morris, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (PG), Bryce Brown (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Robert Manus, Habimana Arai, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton scores on a floater in the paint and he's hacked by James Levin - foul #1 on James Levin, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF) Harvey Newell | |
| 07:19 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 06:58 | New Orleans | Clinton Burnley grabs the board | 21-25 |
| 06:40 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 21-25 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:31 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown buries a shot in the paint set up by Arthur Pitzer | 21-27 |
| 06:26 | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 06:24 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:58 | New Orleans | Jacob Hicks misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips (SG), William Cavender (SF), John Meyer (PF) James Adamo, Jacob Hicks, Cameron Seward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manus (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF) James Levin, Arthur Pitzer, Bryce Brown | |
| 05:41 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips makes the shot from the right wing set up by Bruce Sutton | 23-27 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai loses the dribble to Clinton Burnley | 23-27 |
| 04:58 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Clinton Burnley is blocked by Habimana Arai | 23-27 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai pulls down the rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Bruce Sutton is called for the reach on Robert Manus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Sutton, team foul #7 | 23-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG), Steve Swinehart (C) Bruce Sutton, Clinton Burnley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer (SG), Harvey Newell (C) Habimana Arai, Raymond Grove | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Robert Manus misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 04:53 | New Orleans | Steve Swinehart grabs the board | 23-27 |
| 04:34 | New Orleans | John Meyer misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 23-27 |
| 04:33 | West Virginia | Walter Stark snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Walter Stark misses long on a floater from the left side | 23-27 |
| 04:25 | New Orleans | John Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 04:20 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips banks in the layup set up by William Cavender and he's hacked by Harvey Newell - foul #1 on Harvey Newell, team foul #6 | 25-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | James Adamo (PG), Jacob Hicks (SF), Rolando Morris (C) Matthew Wymer, William Cavender, Steve Swinehart | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bryce Brown (SF) Robert Manus | |
| 04:20 | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell is hacked by Matthew Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew Phillips, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer (PG) Matthew Phillips | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:16 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 03:59 | New Orleans | James Adamo's pass is intercepted by Antonio Mitchell | 26-27 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Matthew Wymer (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Adamo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jacob Hicks (fresh) PF - John Meyer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Rolando Morris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Walter Stark (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Arthur Pitzer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antonio Mitchell (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Harvey Newell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:54 | West Virginia | Arthur Pitzer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 03:53 | New Orleans | John Meyer snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer is fouled on the floor by Walter Stark - foul #1 on Walter Stark, team foul #7 | 26-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Todd Thompson (SG), Cameron Seward (C) James Adamo, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Hakala (PG), Habimana Arai (SF), Raymond Grove (C) Walter Stark, Bryce Brown, Antonio Mitchell | |
| 03:34 | New Orleans | Matthew Wymer misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Grove | 26-27 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Randall Hakala misses long on a shot from the right side | 26-27 |
| 03:10 | New Orleans | John Meyer pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:57 | New Orleans | Randall Hakala steals the ball from John Meyer | 26-27 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 26-27 |
| 02:40 | New Orleans | John Meyer pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 02:16 | New Orleans | Cameron Seward's floater is tipped away by Raymond Grove | 26-27 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | John Meyer tips it in | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Jacob Hicks steals the ball from Arthur Pitzer in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| 01:59 | New Orleans | John Meyer can't finish the layup | 28-27 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Harvey Newell gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:55 | West Virginia | Habimana Arai travels in the backcourt | 28-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Bruce Sutton (PG), James Adamo (SG), Rolando Morris (C) Matthew Wymer, Jacob Hicks, Cameron Seward | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Levin (SG), Robert Manus (SF), Antonio Mitchell (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Arthur Pitzer, Habimana Arai, Harvey Newell, Raymond Grove | |
| 01:41 | New Orleans | Rolando Morris makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Bruce Sutton | 31-27 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Bruce Sutton steals it from James Levin in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 01:38 | New Orleans | James Adamo hits the finger roll set up by Bruce Sutton | 33-27 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown buries a turnaround from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 00:57 | New Orleans | Bryce Brown blocks the jumper by Todd Thompson | 33-29 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | Antonio Mitchell gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Rolando Morris is called for the reach on Bryce Brown - foul #1 on Rolando Morris, team foul #9 | 33-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Matthew Phillips (SG), William Cavender (SF), Clinton Burnley (PF), Steve Swinehart (C) James Adamo, Todd Thompson, John Meyer, Rolando Morris | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 00:49 | West Virginia | Bryce Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | William Cavender scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Bruce Sutton and the foul's on Robert Manus - foul #1 on Robert Manus, team foul #8 | 35-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walter Stark (SF), Raymond Grove (C) James Levin, Bryce Brown | |
| 00:34 | New Orleans | William Cavender makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Clinton Burnley - foul #1 on Clinton Burnley, team foul #10 | 36-31 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harvey Newell (PF) Antonio Mitchell | |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:04 | New Orleans | The jump hook by Steve Swinehart is blocked by Harvey Newell | 36-32 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Raymond Grove misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-32 |