| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) SF - David Hart (fresh) PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fresh) SG - Leslie Tomlin (fresh) SF - Vule Czyzewski (fresh) PF - David Langhorne (fresh) C - Robert Dolce (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | George Carrigan wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Memphis | Memphis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Memphis | Richard Sloan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Memphis | Robert Dolce pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Memphis | Richard Sloan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Dolce | 0-0 |
| 18:39 | Memphis | David Langhorne grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Memphis | Grady Wotring takes the ball from Richard Sloan | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sloan - foul #1 on Richard Sloan, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:22 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 2-0 |
| 18:01 | Memphis | Robert Dolce loses the dribble to Dragan Meleski | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | David Hart clanks a 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:30 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to George Carrigan | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Leslie Tomlin - foul #1 on Leslie Tomlin, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Hershel Tackitt, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | David Hart is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dragan Meleski | 4-0 |
| 16:31 | Memphis | Richard Sloan can't finish the layup | 4-0 |
| 16:30 | West Virginia | David Hart gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Richard Sloan steals it from Jeffrey Peters in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 16:25 | Memphis | Richard Sloan dunks the ball | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | David Hart hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 4-2 |
| 16:07 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 16:02 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) C - Santos Cherry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) SF - Vule Czyzewski (fairly fresh) PF - David Langhorne (fairly fresh) C - Robert Dolce (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | David Hart blows the dunk | 4-2 |
| 15:42 | Memphis | David Langhorne snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 15:37 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Peters - foul #1 on Jeffrey Peters, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF), George Carrigan (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG), John Bruss (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), Bryan Knudtson (PF), Ronald Lentz (C) Richard Sloan, Leslie Tomlin, Vule Czyzewski, David Langhorne, Robert Dolce | |
| 15:11 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on George Carrigan - foul #1 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 15:11 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 15:11 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 15:09 | West Virginia | John Bruss is called for the reach on Alex Osborne in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Bruss, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Jesse Back knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Hershel Tackitt | 7-4 |
| 14:42 | Memphis | John Bruss misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:27 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:26 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Chionesu Abdelrahman | 7-4 |
| 14:20 | Memphis | John Bruss is fouled on the floor by Jesse Back - foul #1 on Jesse Back, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG) John Bruss | |
| 14:10 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (PG), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Grady Wotring, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Langhorne (PF) Ronald Lentz | |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses short on a jumper from the left side | 7-4 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it in | 9-4 |
| 13:40 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-4 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne grabs the defensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 13:23 | West Virginia | Chionesu Abdelrahman steps in front of the Dragan Meleski pass | 9-4 |
| 12:56 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 12:51 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 12:50 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters snags the offensive board | 9-6 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jesse Back | 11-6 |
| 12:27 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson is fouled on the floor by Alex Osborne - foul #1 on Alex Osborne, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), George Carrigan (C) Alex Osborne, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), John Bruss (SG), Vule Czyzewski (SF), Ronald Lentz (PF), Robert Dolce (C) John Ricketts, Leslie Tomlin, Chionesu Abdelrahman, David Langhorne, Bryan Knudtson | |
| 12:15 | Memphis | John Bruss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 12:13 | Memphis | Robert Dolce tips it but misses | 11-6 |
| 12:11 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz tips it back up and in | 11-8 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled in the backcourt by John Bruss - foul #2 on John Bruss, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Dragan Meleski | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG) John Bruss | |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Richard Sloan steals the ball from George Carrigan | 11-8 |
| 11:52 | Memphis | Richard Sloan lays it up and in | 11-10 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Back (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - Richard Sloan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leslie Tomlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Vule Czyzewski (fresh) PF - Ronald Lentz (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Dolce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Richard Sloan is called for the reach on David Hart - foul #2 on Richard Sloan, team foul #5 | 11-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Evans (PG) Richard Sloan | |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Vule Czyzewski steals it from Jeffrey Peters | 11-10 |
| 11:18 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski lays it in | 11-12 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Jesse Back scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 10:40 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski clanks a jumper from the right side | 14-12 |
| 10:39 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz can't tip it in | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | Jesse Back double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), Santos Cherry (C) Grady Wotring, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (SG), Wallace Lester (SF), David Langhorne (PF), Bryan Knudtson (C) Leslie Tomlin, Vule Czyzewski, Ronald Lentz, Robert Dolce | |
| 10:20 | Memphis | Santos Cherry blocks the jumper by Robert Evans | 14-12 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 14-12 |
| 09:56 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 09:51 | Memphis | Wallace Lester comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 09:50 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | David Hart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits the follow up shot | 16-12 |
| 09:18 | Memphis | John Ricketts misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry double dribbles | 16-12 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), Hershel Tackitt (PF), George Carrigan (C) Dragan Meleski, Jesse Back, Jeffrey Peters, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman (SG), Vule Czyzewski (SF), Robert Dolce (C) Robert Evans, Wallace Lester, Bryan Knudtson | |
| 08:34 | Memphis | John Ricketts's fadeaway is rejected by Hershel Tackitt | 16-12 |
| 08:33 | Memphis | John Ricketts can't tip it in | 16-12 |
| 08:31 | Memphis | David Langhorne gets the offensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 08:12 | Memphis | John Ricketts banks in the layup | 16-14 |
| 08:09 | West Virginia | John Ricketts steps in front of the Alex Osborne pass in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| 07:52 | Memphis | David Langhorne buries a turnaround in the paint | 16-16 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) C - George Carrigan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Ricketts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fresh) SF - Vule Czyzewski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Langhorne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dolce (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | David Hart knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Hershel Tackitt | 18-16 |
| 07:32 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 18-16 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | David Hart pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring is fouled in the backcourt by David Langhorne - foul #1 on David Langhorne, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), Jesse Back (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Alex Osborne, David Hart, Hershel Tackitt, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), Bryan Knudtson (PF), Ronald Lentz (C) Vule Czyzewski, David Langhorne, Robert Dolce | |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Jesse Back clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney is hacked by Ronald Lentz - foul #1 on Ronald Lentz, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF) Chionesu Abdelrahman | |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | Stephen Carney makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Santos Cherry - foul #1 on Santos Cherry, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG) Grady Wotring | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Evans (PG), Wallace Lester (SF), Robert Dolce (C) John Ricketts, Vule Czyzewski, Ronald Lentz | |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:40 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Santos Cherry | 20-17 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Robert Evans is called for the reach on Jesse Back - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF), George Carrigan (C) Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Memphis | David Langhorne (PF) Bryan Knudtson | |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:26 | Memphis | Robert Dolce gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:06 | Memphis | Robert Dolce slams it home | 20-19 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 05:37 | Memphis | Wallace Lester double dribbles | 20-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Alex Osborne | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF) Robert Evans, Wallace Lester | |
| 05:17 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Dragan Meleski is blocked by Chionesu Abdelrahman | 20-19 |
| 05:15 | Memphis | David Langhorne snags the defensive board | 20-19 |
| 05:06 | Memphis | Robert Dolce buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Leslie Tomlin | 20-21 |
| 05:04 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-21 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Jeffrey Peters, Hershel Tackitt, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF), Bryan Knudtson (PF), Ronald Lentz (C) Leslie Tomlin, David Langhorne, Robert Dolce | |
| 04:50 | Memphis | Grady Wotring steps in front of the Ronald Lentz pass | 20-21 |
| 04:46 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring slams it home | 22-21 |
| 04:28 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by John Ricketts | 22-23 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski blows the layup | 22-23 |
| 04:15 | Memphis | The rebound goes to Bryan Knudtson | 22-23 |
| 04:02 | Memphis | Ronald Lentz loses the dribble to Jesse Back | 22-23 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Jesse Back banks in the layup | 24-23 |
| 03:41 | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-23 |
| 03:40 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dragan Meleski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Back (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Stephen Carney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Santos Cherry (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Memphis | PG - John Ricketts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chionesu Abdelrahman (fairly fresh) SF - Vule Czyzewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Knudtson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled in the backcourt by Chionesu Abdelrahman - foul #1 on Chionesu Abdelrahman, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), David Hart (SF), Hershel Tackitt (PF), George Carrigan (C) Grady Wotring, Jesse Back, Stephen Carney, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Memphis | Richard Sloan (PG), Leslie Tomlin (SG), Wallace Lester (SF), David Langhorne (PF), Robert Dolce (C) John Ricketts, Chionesu Abdelrahman, Vule Czyzewski, Bryan Knudtson, Ronald Lentz | |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:27 | Memphis | Robert Dolce is whistled for a carry | 26-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (SF) Dragan Meleski | |
| Subs | Memphis | | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Sloan - foul #3 on Richard Sloan, team foul #10 | 26-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Bruss (PG) Richard Sloan | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:50 | Memphis | Hershel Tackitt is called for the reach on Leslie Tomlin - foul #1 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Vule Czyzewski (SF) Wallace Lester | |
| 02:38 | Memphis | Grady Wotring steals the ball from David Langhorne | 27-23 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | David Hart is hacked by Robert Dolce - foul #1 on Robert Dolce, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Santos Cherry (C) George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Memphis | Robert Evans (PG), Bryan Knudtson (PF) Leslie Tomlin, David Langhorne | |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:04 | Memphis | Robert Evans misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 02:03 | Memphis | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dolce | 29-23 |
| 01:46 | Memphis | Robert Dolce can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 01:45 | Memphis | John Bruss misses the tip | 29-23 |
| 01:43 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to David Hart | 29-23 |
| 01:37 | West Virginia | David Hart connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 32-23 |
| 01:30 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), Jesse Back (SF), Stephen Carney (PF), Hershel Tackitt (C) Alex Osborne, David Hart, Jeffrey Peters, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin (SG), Chionesu Abdelrahman (SF), David Langhorne (PF) John Bruss, Vule Czyzewski, Robert Dolce | |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Jesse Back is hacked by Chionesu Abdelrahman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chionesu Abdelrahman, team foul #12 | 32-23 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:27 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 01:11 | Memphis | Chionesu Abdelrahman can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 33-23 |
| 01:09 | Memphis | Bryan Knudtson tips it but misses | 33-23 |
| 01:07 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin snags the offensive board | 33-23 |
| 00:49 | Memphis | Robert Evans is whistled for a carry | 33-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Carrigan (C) Stephen Carney | |
| Subs | Memphis | John Ricketts (PG), Ronald Lentz (C) Robert Evans, Bryan Knudtson | |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | Jesse Back can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 00:18 | Memphis | John Ricketts pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:14 | Memphis | Leslie Tomlin buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Langhorne | 33-26 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Grady Wotring and the foul's on Leslie Tomlin - foul #2 on Leslie Tomlin, team foul #13 | 35-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Stephen Carney (PF) Grady Wotring, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Memphis | Wallace Lester (SF), Robert Dolce (C) Chionesu Abdelrahman, David Langhorne | |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the free throw | 36-26 |
| 00:00 | Memphis | Wallace Lester comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 36-26 |