| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Tye (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| 19:43 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-35 |
| 19:30 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 19:28 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 31-35 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 31-35 |
| 19:03 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 19:01 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise misses the tip | 31-35 |
| 18:59 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Paul Jordan | 31-38 |
| 18:49 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-38 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Michael Combs is called for the reach on Ernest Cinnamon - foul #1 on Michael Combs, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye snags the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Paul Jordan | 31-41 |
| 17:49 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 17:34 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 17:17 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the shot in the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Paul Jordan | 33-41 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan travels with the ball | 33-41 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Paul Jordan, Ralph Lyman | |
| 16:46 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the lay-in | 33-41 |
| 16:44 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl hits the follow up shot | 35-41 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | William Samson is hacked by Carl Covert - foul #2 on Carl Covert, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Arthur Uhl is called for the reach on William Samson - foul #1 on Arthur Uhl, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye misses badly on a floater from close range | 35-41 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:14 | Virginia Tech | Nathan Tye steps in front of the Freddy Lavender pass in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | A charge is called on Andrew Hinds - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 15:57 | Virginia Tech | Andrew Hinds steals it from Freddy Lavender in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 15:54 | West Virginia | William Samson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Andrew Hinds | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Arthur Uhl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Freddy Lavender (fresh) SF - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Covert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - William Samson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Cinnamon (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Tye (tiring) 3 reb. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst banks in the layup and he's hacked by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #2 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Mark Floyd (C) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender, Thomas Campbell, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Gerard Jeter (SG), Phillip Townsend (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) William Samson, Ernest Cinnamon, Nathan Tye, Lonnie Hallett | |
| 15:30 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the free throw | 38-43 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Wise - foul #2 on Michael Wise, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 15:15 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 15:09 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs's pass is intercepted by Gerard Jeter in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Gerard Jeter | 38-46 |
| 14:21 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd scores on a fadeaway from close range | 40-46 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Phillip Townsend | 40-48 |
| 14:13 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is fouled in the backcourt by Phillip Townsend - foul #4 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #3 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender (PG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Russell Giese (PF) Michael Wise, Chris Saucedo, Edward Karst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Nathan Tye (PF), Lonnie Hallett (C) Paul Jordan, Phillip Townsend, Ralph Lyman | |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the dunk but he's hacked by Lonnie Hallett - foul #2 on Lonnie Hallett, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bennie Arnold (SG) Michael Combs | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:54 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the board | 40-48 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon is hacked by Bennie Arnold - foul #1 on Bennie Arnold, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Carl Covert (C) Bennie Arnold, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye is hacked by Thomas Campbell - foul #1 on Thomas Campbell, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bennie Arnold (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF) Freddy Lavender, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 13:14 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-48 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 13:00 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Chris Saucedo | 40-48 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Hinds - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #5 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Edward Karst (C) Arthur Uhl, Bennie Arnold, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Gerard Jeter (SG) William Samson, Ernest Cinnamon | |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:34 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 12:17 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Chris Saucedo and he's hacked by Nathan Tye - foul #3 on Nathan Tye, team foul #6 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender (SF), Thomas Campbell (C) Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett (C) Ralph Lyman | |
| 12:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan is fouled on the floor by Freddy Lavender - foul #3 on Freddy Lavender, team foul #7 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG) Gerard Jeter | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddy Lavender (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Edward Karst (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Campbell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Tye (tiring) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell hits a wide open fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Combs | 47-50 |
| 11:10 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-50 |
| 10:56 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst gets the rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:30 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst blows the dunk | 47-50 |
| 10:28 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 10:03 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is hacked by Nathan Tye - foul #4 on Nathan Tye, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Bennie Arnold (SG), Carl Covert (SF), Mark Floyd (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Freddy Lavender, Thomas Campbell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Gerard Jeter (SG), Phillip Townsend (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Paul Jordan, Ernest Cinnamon, Nathan Tye, Lonnie Hallett | |
| 10:03 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 10:03 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:55 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF) Edward Karst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 09:27 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 09:17 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Russell Giese | 49-50 |
| 09:13 | Virginia Tech | Carl Covert's pass is intercepted by Ralph Lyman in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo (SF) Carl Covert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by William Samson - foul #1 on William Samson, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG) Arthur Uhl, Bennie Arnold | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Ernest Cinnamon (SG) William Samson, Gerard Jeter | |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 08:32 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 08:18 | West Virginia | Russell Giese picks off the pass by Phillip Townsend | 50-50 |
| 08:00 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 07:58 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:37 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Saucedo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - Ralph Lyman (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 07:28 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 07:12 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd is alone and drills a shot from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 06:50 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 52-50 |
| 06:48 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon tips it in | 52-52 |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise is fouled on the floor by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #3 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Combs, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Gerard Jeter (SG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Paul Jordan, Ernest Cinnamon, Ralph Lyman | |
| 06:22 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise misses the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 05:50 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the wide open driving attempt from the right block | 52-52 |
| 05:49 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst hits the follow up shot | 54-52 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 05:03 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 05:02 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell tips it but misses | 54-52 |
| 05:01 | Virginia Tech | Thomas Campbell tips it back up and in | 56-52 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend double dribbles | 56-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Mark Floyd (C) Michael Wise, Arthur Uhl, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 04:27 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lyman steals the ball from Michael Combs | 56-52 |
| 04:23 | West Virginia | Freddy Lavender steps in front of the William Samson pass | 56-52 |
| 04:08 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd lays it in | 58-52 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Mark Floyd - foul #1 on Mark Floyd, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jamie Swoope (PG), Russell Giese (PF) Thomas Campbell, Edward Karst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG), Ernest Cinnamon (SG), Lonnie Hallett (C) William Samson, Gerard Jeter, Andrew Hinds | |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:01 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 04:01 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese grabs the board | 58-52 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Lyman - foul #3 on Ralph Lyman, team foul #10 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF) Ralph Lyman | |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Freddy Lavender misses the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 03:56 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Paul Jordan | 59-54 |
| 03:47 | Virginia Tech | Jamie Swoope throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) Phillip Townsend | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 03:29 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs grabs the board | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Jamie Swoope (fresh) SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Freddy Lavender (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Giese (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Floyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Cinnamon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (very tired) 2 reb. PF - Nathan Tye (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Lonnie Hallett (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Ernest Cinnamon is called for the reach on Russell Giese in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Bennie Arnold (SG), Chris Saucedo (SF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Combs, Freddy Lavender, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:25 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Lonnie Hallett snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Hinds | 59-57 |
| 02:51 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG), Edward Karst (C) Jamie Swoope, Bennie Arnold, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter (SG), Phillip Townsend (PF) Ernest Cinnamon, Nathan Tye | |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 02:36 | Virginia Tech | The rebound goes to Edward Karst | 59-57 |
| 02:12 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-57 |
| 02:11 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend snags the defensive board | 59-57 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerard Jeter | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Gerard Jeter is called for the reach on Michael Wise in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #12 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd (C) Russell Giese | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Ralph Lyman (C) Paul Jordan, Lonnie Hallett | |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:01 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a turnaround from close range | 60-59 |
| 01:49 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 01:24 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is called for traveling | 60-59 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese (PF) Edward Karst | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Jordan (PG) William Samson | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 60-59 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the offensive board | 60-59 |
| 01:03 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 60-59 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend tips it in | 60-61 |
| 00:38 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese makes the wide open turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Chris Saucedo | 62-61 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman is hacked by Mark Floyd - foul #2 on Mark Floyd, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:09 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lyman takes the ball from Chris Saucedo | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Michael Wise is called for the reach on Paul Jordan in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Wise, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd grabs the board | 62-64 |
| 00:06 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise is hacked by Andrew Hinds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #13 | 62-64 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:03 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Phillip Townsend (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan drills a 3 from the right corner | 64-67 |
| 04:20 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd scores on a jumper in the lane | 66-67 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 66-67 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman misses the tip | 66-67 |
| 03:58 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is hacked by Gerard Jeter in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerard Jeter, team foul #14 | 66-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon (SG), Nathan Tye (PF) Gerard Jeter, Phillip Townsend | |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:56 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-67 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Ernest Cinnamon can't tip it in | 68-67 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-67 |
| 03:32 | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise snags the defensive board | 68-67 |
| 03:27 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 68-67 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman pulls down the rebound | 68-67 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Chris Saucedo denies the turnaround by Ralph Lyman | 68-67 |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan snags the offensive board | 68-67 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan is fouled on the floor by Michael Wise - foul #4 on Michael Wise, team foul #11 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG), Freddy Lavender (SG), Thomas Campbell (SF), Edward Karst (PF), Carl Covert (C) Michael Wise, Michael Combs, Chris Saucedo, Russell Giese, Mark Floyd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Samson (PG), Lonnie Hallett (C) Andrew Hinds, Ralph Lyman | |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 02:43 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 02:39 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 68-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Michael Wise (PG), Michael Combs (SG) Arthur Uhl, Freddy Lavender | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF) William Samson | |
| 02:16 | Virginia Tech | Edward Karst is open and scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Combs | 70-69 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo (SF), Russell Giese (PF), Mark Floyd (C) Thomas Campbell, Edward Karst, Carl Covert | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman (C) Lonnie Hallett | |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Russell Giese picks off the pass by Nathan Tye | 70-69 |
| 01:33 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the wide open jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Nathan Tye | |
| 01:11 | West Virginia | Paul Jordan connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Phillip Townsend | 70-72 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Combs and he's fouled by Andrew Hinds - foul #4 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #15 | 72-72 |
| 00:45 | Virginia Tech | Chris Saucedo misses the free throw | 72-72 |
| 00:45 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Michael Wise (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Combs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chris Saucedo (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Giese (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mark Floyd (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Paul Jordan (fresh) 33 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Cinnamon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Hinds (tired) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Wise - foul #5 on Michael Wise, team foul #12 | 72-72 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl (PG) Michael Wise | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs is fouled on the floor by Ernest Cinnamon - foul #5 on Ernest Cinnamon, team foul #16 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Garrett (SG) Ernest Cinnamon | |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Michael Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:20 | Virginia Tech | Mark Floyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:15 | Virginia Tech | Russell Giese clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 72-74 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend grabs the board | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Combs - foul #2 on Michael Combs, team foul #13 | 72-74 |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (PF) James Garrett | |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend gets the offensive rebound | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Mark Floyd is called for the reach on Phillip Townsend - foul #3 on Mark Floyd, team foul #14 | 72-74 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Virginia Tech | Arthur Uhl comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-76 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Ralph Lyman snags the defensive board | 72-76 |