| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) SG - Donald Foster (fresh) SF - Larry Williams (fresh) PF - David Kozak (fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (fresh) SG - Timothy Salamanca (fresh) SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) PF - Todd Smith (fresh) C - Terry Powell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Kozak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Larry Williams misses short on a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Stephen Casados | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith clanks a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Foster - foul #1 on Donald Foster, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:34 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Donald Foster is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:20 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados tips it in | 0-6 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Larry Williams and the foul's on Terry Powell - foul #1 on Terry Powell, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SF), James Aaron (PF) Larry Williams, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:47 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Smith | 3-9 |
| 17:24 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 17:22 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith gets the rebound | 3-9 |
| 17:01 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 3-9 |
| 17:00 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell hits the follow up shot | 3-11 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | James Aaron hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Donald Foster and he's hacked by Todd Smith - foul #1 on Todd Smith, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Larry Williams (SF), Reginald Garrett (C) Jamison Mullins, Donald Foster, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (PG), Donnie Nelson (SG), Jan Zender (SF), Earl Frantz (PF), Lee Funke (C) Earnest Draper, Timothy Salamanca, Stephen Casados, Todd Smith, Terry Powell | |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the free throw | 6-11 |
| 16:18 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jan Zender | 6-14 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett grabs the offensive board | 6-14 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fresh) SG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) SF - Larry Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Aaron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Reginald Garrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Charles Wallace (fresh) SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) SF - Jan Zender (fresh) PF - Earl Frantz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Funke (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses long on a jumper from the left side | 6-14 |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Garrett | 6-14 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Earl Frantz - foul #1 on Earl Frantz, team foul #3 | 6-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), David Kozak (PF) Anthony Ross, James Aaron | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Timothy Salamanca (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Ollie Douglas (C) Charles Wallace, Jan Zender, Earl Frantz, Lee Funke | |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:04 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donnie Nelson | 7-14 |
| 14:42 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Larry Williams snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Edward Wages knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Foster and he's hacked by Ollie Douglas - foul #1 on Ollie Douglas, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG), Stephen Wynn (C) Donald Foster, Reginald Garrett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Todd Smith (PF), Terry Powell (C) Donnie Nelson, Ollie Douglas | |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:15 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:59 | Sacramento State | The short jumper by Todd Smith is denied by David Kozak | 9-14 |
| 13:58 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 9-14 |
| 13:34 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:27 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados drills a floater near the basket | 9-16 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins's pass is intercepted by Timothy Salamanca | 9-16 |
| 12:53 | Sacramento State | David Kozak is called for the reach on Todd Smith - foul #1 on David Kozak, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Anthony Ross (SF), James Aaron (PF) Edward Wages, Larry Williams, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (PG), Donnie Nelson (SG), Jan Zender (SF), Earl Frantz (PF), Lee Funke (C) Earnest Draper, Timothy Salamanca, Stephen Casados, Todd Smith, Terry Powell | |
| 12:32 | Sacramento State | Donald Foster steals the ball from Earl Frantz | 9-16 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 9-16 |
| 12:08 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Donnie Nelson | 9-16 |
| 11:45 | Sacramento State | Lee Funke travels with the ball | 9-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Carr (C) Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Stephen Casados (SF), Ollie Douglas (C) Charles Wallace, Jan Zender, Lee Funke | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) SG - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Anthony Ross (fresh) PF - James Aaron (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Carr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (fresh) SG - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Frantz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ollie Douglas (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses badly on a shot from close range | 9-16 |
| 11:22 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 11:09 | Sacramento State | Ollie Douglas can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | James Aaron grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Donald Foster is hacked by Donnie Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett (PF) Anthony Ross | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Todd Smith (PF) Earl Frantz | |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | William Carr connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Aaron | 11-16 |
| 10:24 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith misses long on a runner from the left block | 11-16 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Anthony Ross (SG), Larry Williams (SF), David Kozak (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Jamison Mullins, Donald Foster, James Aaron, Reginald Garrett, William Carr | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (PG), Timothy Salamanca (SG), Earl Frantz (SF), Terry Powell (C) Earnest Draper, Donnie Nelson, Stephen Casados, Ollie Douglas | |
| 09:38 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Salamanca | 11-18 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Larry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lee Funke (PF) Todd Smith | |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell can't connect on a shot from close range but the foul's on Edward Wages - foul #1 on Edward Wages, team foul #3 | 11-18 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 09:28 | Sacramento State | Terry Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Edward Wages knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Anthony Ross | 13-20 |
| 08:41 | Sacramento State | Stephen Wynn steals the ball from Timothy Salamanca | 13-20 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is whistled for traveling | 13-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), James Aaron (SF), Reginald Garrett (PF), William Carr (C) Anthony Ross, Larry Williams, David Kozak, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Jason Marshall (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Donnie Nelson (PF) Charles Wallace, Timothy Salamanca, Earl Frantz, Lee Funke | |
| 08:06 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-20 |
| 08:05 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:43 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jason Marshall | 13-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Reginald Garrett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Marshall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donnie Nelson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terry Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Marshall - foul #1 on Jason Marshall, team foul #6 | 13-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Todd Smith (PF), Ollie Douglas (C) Jason Marshall, Terry Powell | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett grabs the offensive board | 14-23 |
| 06:54 | West Virginia | James Aaron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-23 |
| 06:52 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett tips it back up and in | 16-23 |
| 06:31 | Sacramento State | Edward Wages steals the ball from Stephen Casados | 16-23 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Todd Smith steals it from Reginald Garrett | 16-23 |
| 06:05 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | William Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Donald Foster is fouled on the floor by Donnie Nelson - foul #2 on Donnie Nelson, team foul #7 | 16-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG), Anthony Ross (SF), David Kozak (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Reginald Garrett, William Carr | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (PG), Timothy Salamanca (SG), Jan Zender (SF), Earl Frantz (PF), Lee Funke (C) Earnest Draper, Donnie Nelson, Stephen Casados, Todd Smith, Ollie Douglas | |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Donald Foster misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 05:46 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Earl Frantz | 16-23 |
| 05:21 | Sacramento State | Jan Zender comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 16-23 |
| 05:19 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz grabs the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 05:01 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 16-23 |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn is hacked by Charles Wallace in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Wallace, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF) Donald Foster | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the 1st free throw | 16-23 |
| 04:57 | Sacramento State | Lee Funke grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 04:42 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz travels with the ball | 16-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Stephen Casados (SF) Charles Wallace, Jan Zender | |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Timothy Salamanca picks off the pass by Anthony Ross in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 04:38 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca banks in the layup | 16-25 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the jump hook from the baseline | 16-25 |
| 04:21 | Sacramento State | Stephen Casados grabs the defensive rebound | 16-25 |
| 04:05 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-25 |
| 04:03 | Sacramento State | Lee Funke tips it home | 16-27 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses long on an open fadeaway from the right block | 16-27 |
| 03:46 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) SG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Kozak (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Earnest Draper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Salamanca (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Casados (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Frantz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Funke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-27 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn grabs the board | 16-27 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia | James Aaron travels in the backcourt | 16-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF), William Carr (C) James Aaron, Stephen Wynn | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace (PG), Donnie Nelson (SG), Jan Zender (SF), Todd Smith (PF), Terry Powell (C) Earnest Draper, Timothy Salamanca, Stephen Casados, Earl Frantz, Lee Funke | |
| 03:08 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Charles Wallace | 16-29 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Larry Williams and he's hacked by Charles Wallace - foul #2 on Charles Wallace, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), Reginald Garrett (PF) Anthony Ross, David Kozak | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the free throw | 18-29 |
| 02:49 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 02:47 | Sacramento State | Jamison Mullins steals the ball from Charles Wallace in the backcourt | 18-29 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the easy open layup | 18-29 |
| 02:23 | Sacramento State | Todd Smith snags the defensive board | 18-29 |
| 02:17 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson loses the dribble to Jamison Mullins | 18-29 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins lays it in | 20-29 |
| 01:58 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-29 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Larry Williams snags the defensive board | 20-29 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Edward Wages drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Reginald Garrett | 22-29 |
| 01:26 | Sacramento State | Charles Wallace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-29 |
| 01:25 | Sacramento State | Donnie Nelson tips it in | 22-31 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Jan Zender is called for the reach on Larry Williams - foul #1 on Jan Zender, team foul #10 | 22-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG), James Aaron (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Jamison Mullins, Reginald Garrett, William Carr | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper (PG), Timothy Salamanca (SG), Stephen Casados (SF), Earl Frantz (PF), Ollie Douglas (C) Charles Wallace, Donnie Nelson, Jan Zender, Todd Smith, Terry Powell | |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 00:45 | Sacramento State | Earnest Draper misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 00:44 | Sacramento State | Timothy Salamanca snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 00:30 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn pulls down the rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Ollie Douglas - foul #2 on Ollie Douglas, team foul #11 | 26-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG) Larry Williams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Lee Funke (C) Ollie Douglas | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:05 | Sacramento State | Earl Frantz double dribbles | 27-31 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG) Edward Wages | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Earnest Draper takes the ball from Donald Foster in the backcourt | 27-31 |
| 00:01 | Sacramento State | Lee Funke loses the dribble to Jamison Mullins | 27-31 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-31 |