| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 15 pts. SF - David Hart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tony Christiansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Dickison (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Harry Benton inbounds the ball | 35-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Southern | Melvin Albanese buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barnett | 35-41 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Harry Benton is called for the reach on David Hart - foul #1 on Harry Benton, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski's pass is intercepted by William Dickison | 35-41 |
| 18:38 | Southern | Tony Christiansen is hacked by Hershel Tackitt - foul #3 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| 18:31 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on George Carrigan - foul #2 on George Carrigan, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| 18:31 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 18:31 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | David Hart misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-43 |
| 18:06 | Southern | Tony Christiansen grabs the defensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 18:01 | Southern | Thomas Barnett lays it up and in | 35-45 |
| 17:43 | West Virginia | William Dickison steps in front of the Hershel Tackitt pass | 35-45 |
| 17:28 | Southern | Harry Benton can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on David Hart - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF), Santos Cherry (C) Hershel Tackitt, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (SG), John Wiggs (C) Melvin Albanese, William Dickison | |
| 17:28 | Southern | Harry Benton misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 17:28 | Southern | Harry Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 17:06 | West Virginia | David Hart can't finish the layup | 35-46 |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski tips it in | 37-46 |
| 16:38 | Southern | Harry Benton is whistled for a carry | 37-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF) Dragan Meleski, David Hart | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG), Robert Zuckerman (SF), Edward Williams (C) Steven Willis, Harry Benton, Tony Christiansen | |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jesse Back and he's fouled by John Wiggs - foul #1 on John Wiggs, team foul #2 | 39-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | George Carrigan (C) Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (PG), William Dickison (C) Thomas Barnett, Edward Williams | |
| 16:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses the free throw | 39-46 |
| 16:17 | Southern | John Wiggs snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 16:03 | Southern | Jesse Back takes the ball from Steven Willis | 39-46 |
| 15:50 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Grady Wotring | 42-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Steven Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zuckerman (fresh) PF - John Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Dickison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Southern | 3 seconds is called on Robert Zuckerman | 42-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Brown (SF) Robert Zuckerman | |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | George Carrigan's floater is tipped away by Ronald Brown | 42-46 |
| 15:23 | Southern | John Wiggs pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:20 | Southern | David Hart steps in front of the Steven Willis pass in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 15:18 | West Virginia | David Hart lays it up and in | 44-46 |
| 15:00 | Southern | The short jumper by William Dickison is denied by George Carrigan | 44-46 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 14:40 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is hacked by Ronald Brown - foul #4 on Ronald Brown, team foul #3 | 44-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG), Harry Benton (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF) Melvin Albanese, Ronald Brown, John Wiggs | |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Hershel Tackitt | 46-46 |
| 14:05 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 14:03 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 13:54 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is hacked by Steven Willis - foul #3 on Steven Willis, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Santos Cherry (C) David Hart, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Southern | Edward Williams (C) William Dickison | |
| 13:44 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dragan Meleski | 48-46 |
| 13:33 | Southern | Harry Benton buries a jumper near the basket | 48-48 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled on the floor by Thomas Barnett - foul #2 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #5 | 48-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), George Carrigan (C) Dragan Meleski, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG) Steven Willis | |
| 13:07 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 51-48 |
| 13:02 | Southern | Melvin Albanese's layup is rejected by George Carrigan | 51-48 |
| 13:00 | Southern | Harry Benton tips it in | 51-50 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 51-50 |
| 12:39 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne grabs the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | George Carrigan snags the offensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Tony Christiansen swats the shot by Alex Osborne | 51-50 |
| 12:09 | Southern | Tony Christiansen snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 12:05 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 12:03 | Southern | Edward Williams misses the tip | 51-50 |
| 12:01 | West Virginia | George Carrigan gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Melvin Albanese is called for the reach on Alex Osborne - foul #2 on Melvin Albanese, team foul #6 | 51-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Alex Osborne, Jesse Back, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Zuckerman (SF), John Wiggs (PF), William Dickison (C) Harry Benton, Tony Christiansen, Edward Williams | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Zuckerman (fresh) PF - John Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Dickison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | David Hart is fouled on the floor by Robert Zuckerman - foul #3 on Robert Zuckerman, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (SG) Melvin Albanese | |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 11:41 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 11:27 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Thomas Barnett | 53-53 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | David Hart is hacked by Robert Zuckerman - foul #4 on Robert Zuckerman, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Back (SF), Jeffrey Peters (PF) Grady Wotring, George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (SG), Harry Benton (SF) Thomas Barnett, Robert Zuckerman | |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 11:00 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:48 | Southern | John Wiggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG), Tony Christiansen (PF) John Henderson, John Wiggs | |
| 10:28 | West Virginia | David Hart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters tips it back up and in | 57-53 |
| 10:09 | Southern | Steven Willis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-53 |
| 10:07 | Southern | Tony Christiansen tips it but misses | 57-53 |
| 10:06 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Jesse Back knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Hart | 60-53 |
| 09:38 | Southern | David Hart steals it from Melvin Albanese | 60-53 |
| 09:30 | West Virginia | David Hart connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Jesse Back | 62-53 |
| 09:07 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-53 |
| 09:05 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Melvin Albanese is called for the reach on Jesse Back - foul #3 on Melvin Albanese, team foul #9 | 62-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Alex Osborne (SG), George Carrigan (C) David Hart, Dragan Meleski, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG), John Henderson (SG), John Wiggs (PF), Edward Williams (C) Steven Willis, Melvin Albanese, Tony Christiansen, William Dickison | |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | Jesse Back misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:40 | Southern | John Wiggs snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 08:21 | Southern | Edward Williams can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on George Carrigan - foul #3 on George Carrigan, team foul #4 | 62-53 |
| 08:21 | Southern | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:21 | Southern | Edward Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia | Jesse Back grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | Jesse Back drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Alex Osborne | 65-54 |
| 07:51 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 07:50 | Southern | Harry Benton misses the tip | 65-54 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Peters | 65-54 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Henderson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harry Benton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - John Wiggs (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:35 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters drills a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 67-54 |
| 07:22 | Southern | A charge is called on John Henderson - foul #1 on John Henderson, team foul #10 | 67-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF) Alex Osborne, Jesse Back | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), Tony Christiansen (PF), William Dickison (C) John Henderson, Harry Benton, Edward Williams, John Wiggs | |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | David Hart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 67-54 |
| 07:00 | West Virginia | George Carrigan tips it but misses | 67-54 |
| 06:59 | Southern | William Dickison gets the rebound | 67-54 |
| 06:55 | Southern | Steven Willis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-54 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters grabs the board | 67-54 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Steven Willis - foul #4 on Steven Willis, team foul #11 | 67-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG) Steven Willis | |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 1st free throw | 68-54 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:27 | Southern | Thomas Barnett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 69-54 |
| 06:26 | Southern | Melvin Albanese tips it back up and in | 69-56 |
| 06:16 | West Virginia | David Hart can't finish the layup | 69-56 |
| 06:14 | Southern | The rebound goes to Tony Christiansen | 69-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:09 | Southern | Thomas Barnett can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Hershel Tackitt - foul #4 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #5 | 69-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Santos Cherry (C) George Carrigan | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 06:09 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 06:09 | Southern | Thomas Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 05:58 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:43 | Southern | Tony Christiansen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-58 |
| 05:42 | West Virginia | Santos Cherry snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 71-58 |
| 05:17 | Southern | Tony Christiansen pulls down the rebound | 71-58 |
| 05:09 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-58 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt snags the defensive board | 71-58 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Barnett - foul #3 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #12 | 71-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Osborne (SG), Jesse Back (SF), George Carrigan (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Santos Cherry | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (PG), Harry Benton (SF), John Wiggs (PF), Edward Williams (C) Thomas Barnett, Ronald Brown, Tony Christiansen, William Dickison | |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:30 | Southern | John Wiggs clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Jesse Back - foul #3 on Jesse Back, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Peters (PF) Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 04:30 | Southern | John Wiggs makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:30 | Southern | John Wiggs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:09 | West Virginia | Alex Osborne loses the dribble to Melvin Albanese | 72-60 |
| 03:54 | Southern | Harry Benton connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Jesse Back makes the shot from the left wing set up by Alex Osborne | 74-63 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - Alex Osborne (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jesse Back (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Peters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - George Carrigan (fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Steven Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Melvin Albanese (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Harry Benton (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Wiggs (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Southern | Edward Williams is hacked by George Carrigan - foul #4 on George Carrigan, team foul #7 | 74-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG) Grady Wotring, Alex Osborne | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG), Tony Christiansen (PF) Melvin Albanese, John Wiggs | |
| 03:10 | Southern | Edward Williams misses the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Jesse Back | 74-63 |
| 02:48 | West Virginia | George Carrigan travels with the ball | 74-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | William Dickison (C) Edward Williams | |
| 02:35 | Southern | Steven Willis's floater is tipped away by Jeffrey Peters | 74-63 |
| 02:33 | Southern | William Dickison pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 02:20 | Southern | Steven Willis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-63 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | George Carrigan grabs the board | 74-63 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Hershel Tackitt (PF) Jesse Back, Jeffrey Peters | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG) Steven Willis | |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Melvin Albanese steals the ball from David Hart | 74-63 |
| 01:39 | Southern | Harry Benton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-63 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Dragan Meleski | 74-63 |
| 01:32 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits a floater from close range set up by Grady Wotring | 76-63 |
| 01:16 | Southern | George Carrigan steals it from Melvin Albanese | 76-63 |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | David Hart lays it in and the foul's on Harry Benton - foul #2 on Harry Benton, team foul #13 | 78-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (PG), Robert Zuckerman (SG), Ronald Brown (SF), John Wiggs (PF), Edward Williams (C) Thomas Barnett, Melvin Albanese, Harry Benton, Tony Christiansen, William Dickison | |
| 00:57 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the free throw | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Southern | Edward Williams loses the dribble to George Carrigan | 79-63 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | David Hart lays it in set up by Dragan Meleski and the foul's on Ronald Brown - foul #5 on Ronald Brown, team foul #14 | 81-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (SG) Ronald Brown | |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the free throw | 82-63 |
| 00:18 | Southern | John Henderson misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 82-63 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring runs out the clock | 82-63 |