| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) C - Henry Meadors (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Howard inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 30-23 |
| 19:32 | Kent State | Charles Brase grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jerald Louis - foul #2 on Jerald Louis, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Tony Garner misses the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:26 | Kent State | Tony Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 19:07 | West Virginia | Nathan McGibbon is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert - foul #2 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Howard | 32-24 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 18:20 | Kent State | James Andres grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Michael Mullen lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jerald Louis - foul #3 on Jerald Louis, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 18:06 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Tony Garner - foul #3 on Tony Garner, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Dominique Dibble (C) Tony Garner, James Andres | |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:21 | Kent State | Michael Mullen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (SF), Anthony Burns (C) Charles Brase, Michael Mullen | |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors can't connect on a runner from the right block | 34-27 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors tips it but misses | 34-27 |
| 16:56 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors tips it home | 36-27 |
| 16:43 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses badly on a shot from the left block | 36-27 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the board | 36-27 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Shumpert | 39-27 |
| 16:10 | Kent State | Daren Singleton steals the ball from Dominique Dibble | 39-27 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann is fouled on the floor by Dominique Dibble - foul #1 on Dominique Dibble, team foul #3 | 39-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (SG), Cory Alarcon (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Robert Shumpert, James Howard, Daren Singleton, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), James Andres (C) Nathan McGibbon, Joseph Clark, Dominique Dibble, Anthony Burns | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Alarcon (fresh) PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 3 pf. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Cory Alarcon | 42-27 |
| 15:17 | Kent State | Tony Garner clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-27 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 42-27 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the tip | 42-27 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis gets the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann is hacked by Archie Cessna - foul #2 on Archie Cessna, team foul #4 | 42-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Howard (SF) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Samuel Slack | 45-27 |
| 13:51 | Kent State | Archie Cessna drills a jumper from the baseline | 45-29 |
| 13:22 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack's pass is intercepted by Tony Garner | 45-29 |
| 13:18 | Kent State | Archie Cessna slams it home set up by Tony Garner | 45-31 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Michael Mullen steals it from James Howard | 45-31 |
| 12:40 | Kent State | Michael Mullen makes the runner from the left block on a great pass from Tony Garner | 45-33 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-33 |
| 12:23 | Kent State | James Andres gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 12:17 | Kent State | Michael Mullen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 45-33 |
| 12:15 | Kent State | Archie Cessna grabs the offensive rebound | 45-33 |
| 11:55 | Kent State | Tony Garner is denied on a layup by Jerald Louis | 45-33 |
| 11:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Howard | 45-33 |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack hits the finger roll set up by Jerald Louis and he's hacked by Michael Mullen - foul #1 on Michael Mullen, team foul #5 | 47-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Robert Shumpert (SG), Daren Singleton (PF) Clyde Zimmermann, Thomas Comacho, Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Clark (PG), Nathan McGibbon (SG), Karl Glasscock (SF), Dominique Dibble (PF), Anthony Burns (C) Tony Garner, Archie Cessna, Charles Brase, Michael Mullen, James Andres | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack makes the free throw | 48-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Karl Glasscock (fresh) PF - Dominique Dibble (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Burns (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Daren Singleton - foul #1 on Daren Singleton, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Henry Meadors (C) James Howard, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:41 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton's fadeaway is rejected by Dominique Dibble | 48-34 |
| 10:39 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Karl Glasscock | 48-34 |
| 10:15 | Kent State | Joseph Clark drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Nathan McGibbon | 48-36 |
| 09:56 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses the floater from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 09:55 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 09:41 | Kent State | Karl Glasscock hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Joseph Clark | 48-39 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Shumpert | 50-39 |
| 09:01 | Kent State | Karl Glasscock hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-39 |
| 08:59 | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Nathan McGibbon denies the turnaround by Daren Singleton | 50-39 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors tips it home | 52-39 |
| 08:13 | Kent State | Karl Glasscock misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 52-39 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:47 | West Virginia | Joseph Clark takes the ball from Daren Singleton | 52-39 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Joseph Clark is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Joseph Clark, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG), James Howard (SF), Jerald Louis (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Clyde Zimmermann, Robert Shumpert, Daren Singleton, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Kent State | Tony Garner (PG), Archie Cessna (SG), Charles Brase (SF), Michael Mullen (PF), James Andres (C) Joseph Clark, Nathan McGibbon, Karl Glasscock, Dominique Dibble, Anthony Burns | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Comacho (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerald Louis (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Tony Garner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brase (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Mullen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Andres (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Mullen - foul #2 on Michael Mullen, team foul #7 | 52-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (SG) Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:46 | Kent State | Jerald Louis swats the short shot by Tony Garner | 54-39 |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | James Howard pulls down the rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Michael Mullen is called for the reach on Jerald Louis - foul #3 on Michael Mullen, team foul #8 | 54-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Dominique Dibble (C) James Andres | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Jerald Louis misses the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 06:27 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble gets the rebound | 54-39 |
| 06:09 | Kent State | Tony Garner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Comacho - foul #1 on Thomas Comacho, team foul #4 | 54-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG), Henry Meadors (C) Robert Shumpert, Samuel Slack | |
| Subs | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon (SG) Archie Cessna | |
| 05:58 | Kent State | Henry Meadors steps in front of the Dominique Dibble pass | 54-39 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Comacho | 56-39 |
| 05:21 | Kent State | Tony Garner is fouled on the floor by James Howard - foul #1 on James Howard, team foul #5 | 56-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Archie Cessna (PG), Joseph Clark (SF) Tony Garner, Charles Brase | |
| 05:11 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Howard drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Comacho and the foul's on Joseph Clark - foul #2 on Joseph Clark, team foul #9 | 58-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Clyde Zimmermann (PG), Robert Shumpert (SG) Thomas Comacho, Cory Alarcon | |
| Subs | Kent State | James Andres (C) Michael Mullen | |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:42 | Kent State | James Andres snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Joseph Clark can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Henry Meadors - foul #2 on Henry Meadors, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Anthony Burns (PF) Dominique Dibble | |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Joseph Clark makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:34 | Kent State | Joseph Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert grabs the defensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Nathan McGibbon - foul #3 on Nathan McGibbon, team foul #10 | 58-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) Jerald Louis | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:15 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Anthony Burns | 59-43 |
| 03:51 | Kent State | James Andres misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 59-43 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors grabs the board | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Shumpert | 61-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Clyde Zimmermann (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. C - Henry Meadors (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Archie Cessna (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan McGibbon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) C - James Andres (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Kent State | Archie Cessna clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 03:05 | West Virginia | Henry Meadors gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 02:42 | West Virginia | Joseph Clark takes the ball from Clyde Zimmermann | 61-43 |
| 02:24 | Kent State | James Andres can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Nathan McGibbon hits the follow up shot | 61-45 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | James Howard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Clark - foul #3 on Joseph Clark, team foul #11 | 61-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho (PG), Cory Alarcon (SG), Samuel Slack (C) Clyde Zimmermann, Robert Shumpert, Henry Meadors | |
| Subs | Kent State | Karl Glasscock (SF), Dominique Dibble (PF) Nathan McGibbon, James Andres | |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | James Howard makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | James Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 01:47 | Kent State | Joseph Clark hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dominique Dibble | 63-47 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | James Howard hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 63-47 |
| 01:32 | Kent State | Archie Cessna snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 01:13 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble's floater is tipped away by Samuel Slack | 63-47 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Howard | 63-47 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Joseph Clark picks off the pass by Cory Alarcon | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kent State | Karl Glasscock comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | James Howard drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Thomas Comacho | 65-47 |
| 00:05 | Kent State | Dominique Dibble buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Joseph Clark | 65-49 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Comacho runs out the clock | 65-49 |