| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Bart (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:31 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy drills a floater from close range | 36-19 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | David Hobbs is fouled on the floor by Thomas Comacho - foul #3 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #1 | 36-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 19:12 | Ball State | David Hobbs buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from George St. John | 36-22 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-22 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Morgan - foul #1 on Mark Morgan, team foul #2 | 36-22 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 18:18 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland makes the 2nd free throw | 36-23 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis scores on a shot in the paint | 38-23 |
| 17:34 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland is fouled on the floor by Mark Morgan - foul #2 on Mark Morgan, team foul #3 | 38-23 |
| 17:23 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins double dribbles | 38-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Bartlett (PF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 17:04 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-23 |
| 17:02 | Ball State | David Hobbs grabs the board | 38-23 |
| 16:44 | Ball State | David Hobbs's floater is knocked away by Christopher Gilroy | 38-23 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford gets the rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | William Bartlett is called for the reach on Mark Morgan - foul #3 on William Bartlett, team foul #1 | 38-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Goff (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ordaz (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) William Bartlett, David Hobbs | |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-23 |
| 16:22 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy tips it in | 40-23 |
| 16:05 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks jams it on a great pass from George St. John | 40-25 |
| 15:39 | West Virginia | John Ordaz picks off the pass by Michael Collier | 40-25 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Collier (fairly fresh) PF - William Goff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Bart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ordaz (fresh) C - Thomas Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Ball State | Thomas Hicks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-25 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford grabs the board | 40-25 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Keith Bart - foul #2 on Keith Bart, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Hollis Sanford, Michael Collier, William Goff | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (PG), Bret Butler (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), David Hobbs (C) George St. John, Keith Bart, Robert Ruhland, Thomas Hicks | |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 40-25 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jerald Louis - foul #1 on Jerald Louis, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SG) Mark Morgan | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 14:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:18 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-27 |
| 14:17 | Ball State | David Hobbs gets the rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:54 | Ball State | James Cashion misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-27 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis grabs the board | 41-27 |
| 13:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy clanks a shot from the right block | 41-27 |
| 13:27 | Ball State | David Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:03 | Ball State | John Ordaz is fouled on the floor by Thomas Comacho - foul #4 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #5 | 41-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Mark Morgan (SG), Michael Collier (SF) Anthony Caffey, James Howard, Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Ball State | George St. John (PG), Keith Bart (SG), Robert Ruhland (SF) James Cashion, Bret Butler, John Ordaz | |
| 12:46 | Ball State | Keith Bart drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Morgan | 44-30 |
| 11:59 | Ball State | Keith Bart misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 11:58 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins tips it back up and in | 44-32 |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan loses the dribble to Kenneth Jenkins | 44-32 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Bart (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Hobbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by David Hobbs | 44-34 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Kenneth Jenkins is called for the reach on Michael Collier - foul #3 on Kenneth Jenkins, team foul #3 | 44-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Goff (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Ball State | William Bartlett (PF), Thomas Hicks (C) Kenneth Jenkins, David Hobbs | |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | William Goff is called for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SF) Michael Collier | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 10:23 | Ball State | Keith Bart connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-37 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-37 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy grabs the offensive board | 44-37 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-37 |
| 09:33 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Thomas Hicks | 44-37 |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Keith Bart hits a jump hook from the baseline and he's fouled by Hollis Sanford - foul #1 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Hollis Sanford | |
| Subs | Ball State | David Hobbs (C) Thomas Hicks | |
| 09:23 | Ball State | Keith Bart makes the free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by William Bartlett - foul #4 on William Bartlett, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (SG), John Ordaz (PF) Keith Bart, William Bartlett | |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:43 | Ball State | James Cashion loses the dribble to Mark Morgan | 45-40 |
| 08:32 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy connects on the shot from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 08:18 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland drills a jump hook from the right block | 47-42 |
| 08:01 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy's dunk attempt is rejected by David Hobbs | 47-42 |
| 07:59 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 07:39 | Ball State | John Ordaz drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by George St. John | 49-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Mark Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Caffey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - William Goff (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Cashion (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Ruhland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ordaz (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | West Virginia | John Ordaz denies the turnaround by William Goff | 49-45 |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | William Goff snags the offensive board | 49-45 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by David Hobbs - foul #2 on David Hobbs, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford (PG), Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Mark Morgan, Michael Collier, William Goff | |
| Subs | Ball State | Keith Bart (SG), Kenneth Jenkins (PF), William Bartlett (C) George St. John, Robert Ruhland, David Hobbs | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:45 | Ball State | The rebound goes to William Bartlett | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Ball State | Hollis Sanford is called for the reach on James Cashion - foul #2 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Goff (C) Christopher Gilroy | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 06:32 | Ball State | James Cashion misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Goff | 50-45 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SG) Anthony Caffey | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Keith Bart hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by James Cashion and he's hacked by William Goff - foul #1 on William Goff, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 05:49 | Ball State | Keith Bart makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:30 | West Virginia | William Bartlett is called for the reach on William Goff - foul #5 on William Bartlett, team foul #6 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Morgan (SG) James Howard | |
| Subs | Ball State | Bret Butler (PG), Stephen Mandel (SF), Thomas Hicks (C) James Cashion, John Ordaz, William Bartlett | |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Morgan and he's hacked by Bret Butler - foul #2 on Bret Butler, team foul #7 | 52-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Ball State | George St. John (PG), Robert Ruhland (SF), David Hobbs (C) Bret Butler, Stephen Mandel, Thomas Hicks | |
| 05:18 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 04:55 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-48 |
| 04:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Goff | 53-48 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Morgan | 55-48 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by William Goff - foul #2 on William Goff, team foul #9 | 55-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy (C) William Goff | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 04:14 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Keith Bart is called for the reach on Hollis Sanford - foul #3 on Keith Bart, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Collier (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Ball State | John Ordaz (PF) Kenneth Jenkins | |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:45 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:26 | Ball State | Keith Bart hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Ordaz | 57-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hollis Sanford (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Collier (fresh) PF - Jerald Louis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Gilroy (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - George St. John (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Bart (fresh) 19 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Ruhland (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ordaz (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hobbs (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:04 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Morgan | 59-52 |
| 02:44 | Ball State | Hollis Sanford steps in front of the Keith Bart pass | 59-52 |
| 02:18 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses badly on a floater from the right side | 59-52 |
| 02:16 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:00 | Ball State | Keith Bart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis snags the defensive board | 59-52 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan makes the jumper from the free throw line | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:17 | Ball State | Keith Bart makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-55 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Mark Morgan | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | Christopher Gilroy is called for the reach on David Hobbs - foul #1 on Christopher Gilroy, team foul #10 | 64-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SF) Michael Collier | |
| Subs | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins (PF) John Ordaz | |
| 00:45 | Ball State | David Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:45 | Ball State | David Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan is hacked by George St. John in the backcourt - foul #3 on George St. John, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SF), William Goff (PF) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:42 | West Virginia | Mark Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:42 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford is hacked by George St. John in the backcourt - foul #4 on George St. John, team foul #10 | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Hollis Sanford misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:36 | Ball State | David Hobbs grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland is hacked by Anthony Caffey - foul #2 on Anthony Caffey, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Anthony Caffey, William Goff | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Robert Ruhland misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | George St. John is called for the reach on Christopher Gilroy in the backcourt - foul #5 on George St. John, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SF), William Goff (PF) Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Ball State | James Cashion (PG) George St. John | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | Christopher Gilroy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Ball State | Keith Bart misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | William Goff grabs the board | 67-59 |
| 00:22 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey is fouled in the backcourt by James Cashion - foul #1 on James Cashion, team foul #12 | 67-59 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:21 | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:21 | Ball State | David Hobbs pulls down the rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:16 | Ball State | Keith Bart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:15 | Ball State | David Hobbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | James Cashion is hacked by Hollis Sanford - foul #3 on Hollis Sanford, team foul #12 | 68-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SF), Jerald Louis (PF) Anthony Caffey, William Goff | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:11 | Ball State | James Cashion misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:11 | Ball State | James Cashion misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis is hacked by Keith Bart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Bart, team foul #13 | 68-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Caffey (SF) Thomas Comacho | |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:08 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jenkins | 68-59 |
| 00:03 | Ball State | James Cashion misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-59 |
| 00:01 | Ball State | Kenneth Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:00 | Ball State | The clock runs out | 68-59 |