| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Mastropietro (fresh) C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) PF - David Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | David Taylor hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Rene Romano and he's fouled by Joseph Mastropietro - foul #2 on Joseph Mastropietro, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the free throw | 30-35 |
| 19:38 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 19:09 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Randy Rudd | 32-35 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Richard Bulter picks off the pass by Richard Calvert | 32-35 |
| 18:29 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Walton Bell loses the dribble to Richard Bulter | 32-35 |
| 17:48 | Western Carolina | The short jumper by Richard Bulter is denied by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter tips it home | 34-35 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Bennie Thornton - foul #1 on Bennie Thornton, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timmy Link (PF) Joseph Mastropietro | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:17 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:58 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter hits a floater in the lane | 36-36 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Timmy Link - foul #1 on Timmy Link, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SG), David Temples (C) Bennie Thornton, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:07 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link loses the dribble to Rene Romano | 36-37 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Rene Romano can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Rudd - foul #3 on Randy Rudd, team foul #4 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Joseph Mastropietro (PF) Randy Rudd, Orlando Walker, David Temples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Danny Bump (SF) Orville Farr, Harold Gearhart | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Mastropietro (fresh) C - Timmy Link (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 7 pts. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-39 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Rene Romano | 36-41 |
| 14:52 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith is hacked by Manuel Koch - foul #2 on Manuel Koch, team foul #1 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG) Robert Cortes | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 14:27 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Waters | 39-41 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | David Taylor drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Orville Farr and he's fouled by Gerald Waters - foul #1 on Gerald Waters, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Orlando Walker (SF), Richard Bulter (C) Thomas Smith, Gerald Waters, Timmy Link | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | David Taylor makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 13:42 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Walton Bell's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Bulter | 42-44 |
| 13:35 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 13:13 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 42-44 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Rene Romano connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Walton Bell | 42-46 |
| 12:36 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Rene Romano drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Walton Bell | 44-49 |
| 11:47 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Harold Gearhart pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | Bennie Thornton is called for the reach on Rene Romano - foul #2 on Bennie Thornton, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Timmy Link (PF), David Temples (C) Bennie Thornton, Orlando Walker, Joseph Mastropietro, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Orville Farr (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Manuel Koch (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Walton Bell, Harold Gearhart, David Taylor, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Randy Rudd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Waters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Temples (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimoh Ahmadi (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard Calvert (fresh) | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Orville Farr's pass is intercepted by Randy Rudd | 44-49 |
| 10:55 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd's pass is intercepted by Richard Calvert | 44-49 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Mike Williams scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-52 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #1 on Mike Williams, team foul #2 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Mike Williams, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 10:39 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Rene Romano is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Rudd - foul #4 on Randy Rudd, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SG) Randy Rudd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 10:07 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-54 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton (SG), Orlando Walker (SF), Richard Bulter (C) Robert Cortes, Gerald Waters, David Temples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 09:24 | Western Carolina | Manuel Koch swats the shot by Orlando Walker | 45-54 |
| 09:22 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 09:21 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Richard Calvert | 45-54 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't finish the layup | 45-54 |
| 09:14 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch grabs the offensive board | 45-54 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is hacked by Thomas Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Smith, team foul #8 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Danny Bump (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Richard Calvert | |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 08:26 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Danny Bump grabs the defensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 07:55 | Western Carolina | Richard Bulter grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 07:43 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Koch | 47-59 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bennie Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timmy Link (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mike Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Orville Farr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Bump (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker hits a shot near the basket and he's fouled by Manuel Koch - foul #3 on Manuel Koch, team foul #3 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd (PG), Robert Cortes (SG), Joseph Mastropietro (PF), David Temples (C) Thomas Smith, Bennie Thornton, Timmy Link, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rene Romano (PG), Walton Bell (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), David Taylor (PF), Richard Calvert (C) Mike Williams, Orville Farr, Danny Bump, Manuel Koch, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 07:01 | Western Carolina | Orlando Walker misses the free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 06:35 | West Virginia | Richard Calvert banks in the layup | 49-61 |
| 06:19 | Western Carolina | David Taylor is called for the reach on Joseph Mastropietro - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters (SF) Orlando Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Richard Calvert | |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Walton Bell - foul #1 on Walton Bell, team foul #5 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimoh Ahmadi (SF) Harold Gearhart | |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:59 | Western Carolina | Randy Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Rene Romano drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-63 |
| 05:27 | Western Carolina | David Temples drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Rudd | 54-63 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Rene Romano clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Randy Rudd - foul #5 on Randy Rudd, team foul #9 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith (PG), Bennie Thornton (SG), Orlando Walker (SF) Randy Rudd, Robert Cortes, Gerald Waters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Orville Farr (SG), Harold Gearhart (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Walton Bell, Jimoh Ahmadi, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Rene Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:55 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-65 |
| 04:53 | Western Carolina | David Temples grabs the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 04:38 | Western Carolina | David Taylor steals the ball from Joseph Mastropietro | 54-65 |
| 04:12 | West Virginia | Orville Farr can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-65 |
| 04:10 | Western Carolina | Joseph Mastropietro gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 04:05 | Western Carolina | Bennie Thornton is called for traveling | 54-65 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Timmy Link (PF), Richard Bulter (C) Joseph Mastropietro, David Temples | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Walton Bell (SG), Manuel Koch (PF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (C) Orville Farr, David Taylor, Richard Calvert | |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch lays it up and in on a great pass from Harold Gearhart | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:32 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-67 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:17 | West Virginia | Walton Bell can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 03:15 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the offensive board | 54-67 |
| Lineup | Western Carolina | PG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bennie Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Orlando Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timmy Link (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Bulter (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Rene Romano (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walton Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Gearhart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Koch (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Timmy Link - foul #2 on Timmy Link, team foul #10 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes (SG), Gerald Waters (SF), Charles Dickson (C) Bennie Thornton, Orlando Walker, Richard Bulter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (PG), Jimoh Ahmadi (SF), Richard Calvert (C) Rene Romano, Harold Gearhart, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Manuel Koch misses the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:53 | Western Carolina | Charles Dickson snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 02:41 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 02:40 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the board | 54-67 |
| 02:30 | West Virginia | Thomas Smith steals it from Manuel Koch | 54-67 |
| 02:01 | Western Carolina | Robert Cortes knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-67 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Walton Bell hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Manuel Koch and the foul's on Thomas Smith - foul #2 on Thomas Smith, team foul #11 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Western Carolina | David Temples (C) Charles Dickson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Walton Bell misses the free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:32 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| 01:15 | Western Carolina | Thomas Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Walton Bell snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 00:45 | Western Carolina | Gerald Waters pulls down the rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-69 |
| 00:35 | West Virginia | Walton Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Western Carolina | Western Carolina 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Walton Bell buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-71 |
| 00:03 | Western Carolina | David Temples misses long on a runner in the lane | 56-71 |
| 00:02 | Western Carolina | Timmy Link grabs the offensive rebound | 56-71 |
| 00:00 | Western Carolina | The clock runs out | 56-71 |