| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Lightsey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Davis (fresh) PF - Brian Kronenberg (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Kozak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Larry Williams inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:29 | Sam Houston State | Derrick Key steps in front of the William Thompson pass | 27-33 |
| 19:27 | West Virginia | David Kozak loses the dribble to James Baker in the backcourt | 27-33 |
| 19:20 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg makes the floater in the paint | 29-33 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Lightsey - foul #2 on Gerald Lightsey, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:51 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:39 | Sam Houston State | James Baker misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-34 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Derrick Key | 29-34 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Kozak | 29-37 |
| 17:48 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 29-37 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 17:44 | West Virginia | David Kozak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Robert Thrush (SG), Gary Jim (SF), Jacob Laskowski (PF), Michael Ball (C) James Baker, Gerald Lightsey, Gene Davis, Brian Kronenberg, William Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Starcher (SF), William Carr (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Jamison Mullins, Larry Williams, Derrick Key, David Kozak | |
| 17:23 | Sam Houston State | Gary Jim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Donald Foster is wide open but clanks a shot near the basket | 29-37 |
| 16:57 | Sam Houston State | Michael Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:36 | Sam Houston State | John Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-37 |
| 16:34 | Sam Houston State | Michael Ball tips it but misses | 29-37 |
| 16:32 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is hacked by John Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cole, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Baker (PG), Gene Davis (SF), Donald Todd (C) John Cole, Robert Thrush, Jacob Laskowski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | William Carr blows the layup but he's hacked by Donald Todd - foul #1 on Donald Todd, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Todd (PF) Michael Ball | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG), Larry Williams (SF), David Kozak (C) Anthony Ross, Larry Starcher, Stephen Wynn | |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | William Carr misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | William Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 16:09 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 15:48 | Sam Houston State | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 29-37 |
| 15:47 | Sam Houston State | James Baker tips it in | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jim (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Davis (fresh) PF - John Todd (fresh) C - Donald Todd (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kozak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Larry Williams can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 31-37 |
| 15:40 | Sam Houston State | John Todd grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 15:25 | Sam Houston State | James Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | David Kozak gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Donald Foster hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gene Davis - foul #2 on Gene Davis, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | John Cole (PG), Gerald Lightsey (SG), Jacob Laskowski (SF), Brian Kronenberg (PF), William Thompson (C) James Baker, Gary Jim, Gene Davis, John Todd, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (SF), Derrick Key (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Larry Williams, William Carr, David Kozak | |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Donald Foster misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:59 | West Virginia | Donald Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 14:39 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-38 |
| 14:38 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg hits the follow up shot | 33-38 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Gerald Lightsey is called for the reach on Jamison Mullins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerald Lightsey, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG) Donald Foster | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 14:09 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 13:51 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey misses the floater from the left side | 33-38 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 13:36 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 13:15 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-38 |
| 13:14 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:58 | Sam Houston State | John Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-38 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn drills a floater in the lane set up by Jamison Mullins and he's fouled by William Thompson - foul #1 on William Thompson, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Baker (PG), Gary Jim (SG), Gene Davis (SF), Michael Ball (PF), Donald Todd (C) John Cole, Gerald Lightsey, Jacob Laskowski, Brian Kronenberg, William Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF), David Kozak (PF) Larry Starcher, Derrick Key | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn misses the free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:35 | Sam Houston State | Michael Ball snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:13 | Sam Houston State | James Baker is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #8 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), William Carr (PF) Jamison Mullins, Stephen Wynn | |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | Donald Todd steps in front of the David Kozak pass | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Davis (fresh) PF - Michael Ball (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Carr (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kozak (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | William Carr misses the jumper near the basket | 33-40 |
| 10:51 | West Virginia | Larry Williams tips it back up and in | 33-42 |
| 10:39 | Sam Houston State | Gene Davis makes the floater from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Gene Davis is called for the reach on Larry Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gene Davis, team foul #9 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Thrush (SG), Brian Kronenberg (PF), William Thompson (C) Gary Jim, Michael Ball, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG), Derrick Key (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Donald Foster, William Carr, David Kozak | |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 10:21 | Sam Houston State | Robert Thrush travels with the ball | 35-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey (SG) Gene Davis | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (SF) Larry Williams | |
| 10:03 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| 09:48 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson is called for 5 seconds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gene Davis (SF) James Baker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:46 | West Virginia | Gene Davis steps in front of the Jamison Mullins pass in the backcourt | 35-44 |
| 09:34 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg blows the layup | 35-44 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 08:47 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 08:27 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Baker (PG), John Cole (SG), Gary Jim (SF), Jacob Laskowski (PF), Michael Ball (C) Robert Thrush, Gerald Lightsey, Gene Davis, Brian Kronenberg, William Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Williams (SF), William Carr (PF), David Kozak (C) Jamison Mullins, Larry Starcher, Derrick Key, Stephen Wynn | |
| 08:09 | Sam Houston State | Jacob Laskowski hits the finger roll | 39-46 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Larry Williams's floater is tipped away by Michael Ball | 39-46 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | David Kozak grabs the offensive rebound | 39-46 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | William Carr drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Foster | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Cole (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Jim (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Laskowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Ball (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kozak (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Sam Houston State | Gary Jim hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Larry Williams gets the rebound | 39-48 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | William Carr misses the easy dunk attempt | 39-48 |
| 06:44 | Sam Houston State | James Baker snags the defensive board | 39-48 |
| 06:25 | Sam Houston State | Gary Jim misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-48 |
| 06:23 | West Virginia | William Carr pulls down the rebound | 39-48 |
| 05:54 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-48 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | David Kozak misses the tip | 39-48 |
| 05:51 | Sam Houston State | Michael Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 05:34 | Sam Houston State | James Baker scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Jacob Laskowski | 41-48 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Michael Ball grabs the board | 41-48 |
| 05:04 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Robert Thrush (PG), Gerald Lightsey (SG), Gene Davis (SF), Brian Kronenberg (PF), William Thompson (C) James Baker, John Cole, Gary Jim, Jacob Laskowski, Michael Ball | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG), Larry Starcher (SF), Derrick Key (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Anthony Ross, Larry Williams, William Carr, David Kozak | |
| 04:57 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg clanks a jump hook in the paint | 41-48 |
| 04:56 | Sam Houston State | Robert Thrush tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Donald Foster misses the floater from the right side | 43-48 |
| 04:27 | Sam Houston State | Robert Thrush pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Wynn - foul #2 on Stephen Wynn, team foul #1 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG) Donald Foster | |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:10 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Thrush - foul #2 on Robert Thrush, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:55 | Sam Houston State | Jamison Mullins steps in front of the Robert Thrush pass | 45-50 |
| 03:50 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross slams it home on a nice dish by Jamison Mullins | 45-52 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Derrick Key - foul #3 on Derrick Key, team foul #2 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | James Baker (PG), Gary Jim (SG), Michael Ball (C) Robert Thrush, Gerald Lightsey, William Thompson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Kozak (C) Stephen Wynn | |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 03:27 | Sam Houston State | Brian Kronenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins travels in the backcourt | 47-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Donald Todd (C) Brian Kronenberg | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Carr (PF) Derrick Key | |
| 03:11 | Sam Houston State | Gene Davis is fouled on the floor by Larry Starcher - foul #1 on Larry Starcher, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Sam Houston State | PG - James Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Jim (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gene Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Ball (fresh) 5 reb. C - Donald Todd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Anthony Ross (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Starcher (fresh) PF - William Carr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Kozak (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Sam Houston State | Gene Davis connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Baker | 50-52 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey (SG), Brian Kronenberg (PF), William Thompson (C) Gary Jim, Michael Ball, Donald Todd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF), Derrick Key (PF) Larry Starcher, William Carr | |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG) Anthony Ross | |
| 02:08 | Sam Houston State | James Baker connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from William Thompson | 53-52 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Donald Foster is hacked by Brian Kronenberg - foul #1 on Brian Kronenberg, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (PG) Jamison Mullins | |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Donald Foster makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Donald Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:52 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 01:34 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-53 |
| 01:33 | Sam Houston State | Gene Davis misses the tip | 53-53 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | David Kozak grabs the board | 53-53 |
| 01:28 | West Virginia | Donald Foster travels in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Sam Houston State | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (SG) Donald Foster | |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Anthony Ross - foul #1 on Anthony Ross, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:06 | Sam Houston State | William Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:41 | West Virginia | Brian Kronenberg denies the turnaround by Derrick Key | 55-53 |
| 00:40 | Sam Houston State | James Baker pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Williams - foul #1 on Larry Williams, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:17 | Sam Houston State | Gerald Lightsey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | David Kozak pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia | David Kozak gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 56-53 |