| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | George Collins inbounds the ball | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Houston | George Collins misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Darnell Barnhill - foul #1 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #1 | 27-39 |
| 19:40 | Houston | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:40 | Houston | George Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Dwain Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | Houston | George Collins misses the easy layup but the foul's on Darnell Barnhill - foul #2 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | Houston | George Collins misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | Houston | George Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 19:23 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-39 |
| 19:03 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust is hacked by Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #1 | 28-39 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust travels with the ball | 28-39 |
| 18:36 | Houston | George Collins connects on the runner in the paint | 30-39 |
| 18:09 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesse Aust | 30-42 |
| 17:40 | Houston | Frank Gaskins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 17:13 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Gary Carpenter's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Roberts | 30-42 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | James Sutton grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | James Sutton double dribbles | 30-42 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG), Kevin Moon (SG), Michael Creswell (SF), Charles Block (C) Eric Mullin, Jesse Aust, Darnell Barnhill, Brian Roberts | |
| 16:29 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 16:27 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby can't tip it in | 30-42 |
| 16:25 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Charles Block buries a turnaround from the left block | 30-44 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Daniel Thornton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Sutton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Block (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:43 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby is hacked by Charles Block - foul #3 on Charles Block, team foul #3 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), George Collins (SF) Frank Gaskins, John Ayres | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG) Daniel Thornton | |
| 15:30 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby misses the easy layup | 30-44 |
| 15:29 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby tips it back up and in | 32-44 |
| 15:12 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-44 |
| 15:11 | West Virginia | Charles Block tips it home | 32-46 |
| 14:59 | Houston | George Collins misses long on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Eric Mullin - foul #1 on Eric Mullin, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Ricky Kelly, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (SG), Darnell Barnhill (PF), Brian Roberts (C) Kevin Moon, James Sutton, Charles Block | |
| 14:59 | Houston | George Collins makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 14:59 | Houston | George Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 14:29 | Houston | George Collins pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 14:08 | Houston | George Collins misses the dunk | 34-46 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tracy Alers - foul #1 on Tracy Alers, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), John Ayres (SF) Tracy Alers, George Collins | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Block (C) Michael Creswell | |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 13:50 | Houston | Dwain Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 34-47 |
| 13:38 | Houston | John Ayres is hacked by Darnell Barnhill - foul #3 on Darnell Barnhill, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), Colin Holmes (SF) Eric Mullin, Brian Roberts | |
| 13:19 | Houston | Frank Gaskins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 34-47 |
| 13:18 | Houston | Gary Carpenter tips it in | 36-47 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Charles Block clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 36-47 |
| 12:58 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | John Ayres blocks the short jumper by Jesse Aust | 36-47 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-47 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Gary Carpenter takes the ball from Kevin Moon | 36-47 |
| 12:13 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the floater from the right block | 36-47 |
| 12:11 | Houston | John Ayres hits the follow up shot | 38-47 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwain Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Aust (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Colin Holmes (fresh) PF - Darnell Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Charles Block (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Houston | Frank Gaskins is hacked by Jesse Aust - foul #2 on Jesse Aust, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), George Collins (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Aleksandar Slavinski, John Ayres, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Michael Creswell (SF), James Sutton (PF), Brian Roberts (C) Jesse Aust, Colin Holmes, Darnell Barnhill, Charles Block | |
| 11:15 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses short on a 3 from straight away | 38-50 |
| 11:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brian Roberts | 38-50 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-50 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Tracy Alers pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:42 | Houston | Kevin Moon picks off the pass by Frank Gaskins in the backcourt | 38-50 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell misses the dunk | 38-50 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 10:17 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin's floater is tipped away by Arlie Bowlby | 38-50 |
| 10:16 | Houston | George Collins snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 10:10 | Houston | Tracy Alers misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-50 |
| 10:09 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell pulls down the rebound | 38-50 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses long on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Arlie Bowlby - foul #1 on Arlie Bowlby, team foul #3 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (SG), Gary Carpenter (C) Frank Gaskins, Howard Kirk | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jesse Aust (SG) Kevin Moon | |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 09:48 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 09:33 | Houston | George Collins makes the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Ricky Kelly | 40-51 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | George Collins is called for the reach on Jesse Aust - foul #3 on George Collins, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Houston | Dwain Williams (PF) Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Block (C) James Sutton | |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Jesse Aust | 40-54 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Gary Carpenter can't throw it down but the foul's on Charles Block - foul #4 on Charles Block, team foul #7 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Ricky Kelly | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Sutton (PF) Brian Roberts | |
| 08:55 | Houston | Gary Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:55 | Houston | Gary Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:38 | West Virginia | Eric Mullin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Eric Mullin, team foul #8 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG) Tracy Alers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (SF) Michael Creswell | |
| 08:15 | Houston | Dwain Williams misses the lay-in | 41-54 |
| 08:14 | Houston | Dwain Williams can't tip it in | 41-54 |
| 08:13 | Houston | The offensive rebound goes to Dwain Williams | 41-54 |
| 07:54 | Houston | Gary Carpenter buries a runner from the right block | 43-54 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Eric Mullin and the foul's on Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #2 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #5 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Houston | Frank Gaskins (PG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Ricky Kelly, George Collins, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kevin Moon (SG), Michael Creswell (SF), Brian Roberts (C) Eric Mullin, James Sutton, Charles Block | |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Aleksandar Slavinski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ayres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Howard Kirk (fresh) C - Arlie Bowlby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jesse Aust (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Moon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Creswell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Darnell Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Houston | John Ayres misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kevin Moon - foul #1 on Kevin Moon, team foul #9 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG) Jesse Aust | |
| 07:07 | Houston | John Ayres makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:07 | Houston | John Ayres makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts knocks in the floater from the left block | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:12 | Houston | Michael Creswell steps in front of the Arlie Bowlby pass | 45-59 |
| 06:09 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell lays it up and in | 45-61 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Frank Gaskins drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Aleksandar Slavinski | 48-61 |
| 05:31 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 05:30 | Houston | The rebound goes to Howard Kirk | 48-61 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Frank Gaskins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-61 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-61 |
| 04:46 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Tracy Alers (SG), George Collins (SF), Dwain Williams (PF), Gary Carpenter (C) Aleksandar Slavinski, John Ayres, Howard Kirk, Arlie Bowlby | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eric Mullin (PG), Jesse Aust (SG), James Sutton (PF) Daniel Thornton, Kevin Moon, Darnell Barnhill | |
| 04:32 | Houston | Dwain Williams hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust drills a shot from the right wing set up by Eric Mullin | 50-63 |
| 03:58 | Houston | Dwain Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by George Collins | 52-63 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Brian Roberts's layup is rejected by Gary Carpenter | 52-63 |
| 03:36 | Houston | Gary Carpenter gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 03:14 | Houston | Tracy Alers hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-63 |
| 03:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Sutton | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Frank Gaskins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Tracy Alers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Collins (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Dwain Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Carpenter (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Eric Mullin (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Aust (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Creswell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Sutton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:57 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 52-63 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses the tip | 52-63 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Gary Carpenter grabs the board | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:48 | Houston | George Collins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Aleksandar Slavinski (SG) Tracy Alers | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Darnell Barnhill (SF), Charles Block (C) Michael Creswell, Brian Roberts | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Aleksandar Slavinski - foul #3 on Aleksandar Slavinski, team foul #6 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Ricky Kelly (PG), Tracy Alers (SG), John Ayres (SF), Howard Kirk (PF), Arlie Bowlby (C) Frank Gaskins, Aleksandar Slavinski, George Collins, Dwain Williams, Gary Carpenter | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton (PG), Kevin Moon (SG), Colin Holmes (SF) Eric Mullin, Darnell Barnhill, James Sutton | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Jesse Aust makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:15 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-65 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the board | 52-65 |
| 02:08 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Aust | 52-68 |
| 01:51 | Houston | Ricky Kelly connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Kelly - foul #2 on Ricky Kelly, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Creswell (SF), James Sutton (PF) Colin Holmes, Jesse Aust | |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 55-69 |
| 01:50 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:36 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 55-70 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon pulls down the rebound | 55-70 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Kevin Moon banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Sutton | 55-72 |
| 01:21 | Houston | Ricky Kelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-72 |
| 01:19 | West Virginia | Charles Block grabs the board | 55-72 |
| 00:52 | West Virginia | Michael Creswell connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Thornton | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Houston | Ricky Kelly hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Charles Block's pass is intercepted by Ricky Kelly | 58-74 |
| 00:16 | Houston | Ricky Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 00:15 | Houston | Arlie Bowlby tips it in | 60-74 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Daniel Thornton runs out the clock | 60-74 |