| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) C - John Brandt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) SG - Allen Binford (fresh) SF - Trevor Kinman (fresh) PF - Victor Crawford (fresh) C - Joseph Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina State | South Carolina State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles's pass is intercepted by Larry Stokes | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Vernon Johnson - foul #1 on Vernon Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Brandt | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | West Virginia | John Brandt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Victor Crawford | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Victor Crawford | 0-3 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | John Brandt banks in the layup | 2-3 |
| 17:56 | South Carolina State | Allen Binford clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | South Carolina State | Joseph Robinson tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:53 | South Carolina State | Victor Crawford grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:42 | South Carolina State | Allen Binford buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Stokes | 2-6 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Robinson - foul #1 on Joseph Robinson, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Levy (SG), Johnson Rosenbaum (SF), Norman Randolph (PF), Leslie Edwards (C) Allen Binford, Trevor Kinman, Victor Crawford, Joseph Robinson | |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:33 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:10 | South Carolina State | Vernon Johnson steals the ball from Larry Stokes | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Levy - foul #1 on Richard Levy, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:41 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell grabs the board | 6-6 |
| 16:36 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Bowlin (C) John Brandt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 16:15 | South Carolina State | Johnson Rosenbaum travels with the ball | 6-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| 15:58 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SF) Vernon Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jeffrey Buckles (fresh) SG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) PF - William Bowlin (fresh) C - Ernest Linthicum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Larry Stokes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Levy (fresh) SF - Johnson Rosenbaum (fresh) PF - Norman Randolph (fresh) C - Leslie Edwards (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Leslie Edwards | 6-8 |
| 15:05 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum's pass is intercepted by Leslie Edwards | 6-8 |
| 14:48 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes hits a floater from the left block set up by Johnson Rosenbaum | 6-10 |
| 14:41 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jeffrey Buckles | 8-10 |
| 14:23 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Levy | 8-13 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Manuel Hedstrom | 11-13 |
| 14:01 | South Carolina State | Jeffrey Buckles is called for the reach on Richard Levy - foul #1 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #2 | 11-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), John Brandt (C) Jeffrey Buckles, Manuel Hedstrom, William Bowlin, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Allen Binford (SG), Trevor Kinman (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Richard Levy, Johnson Rosenbaum, Norman Randolph, Leslie Edwards | |
| 13:52 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Larry Stokes | 11-15 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-15 |
| 13:20 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes makes the shot near the basket set up by Trevor Kinman | 14-17 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Vernon Johnson | 17-17 |
| 12:41 | South Carolina State | Billy Brouwer steals the ball from Allen Binford | 17-17 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG) Billy Brouwer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Victor Mathieu (PG), John Trout (SG), Michael Roney (PF) Allen Binford, Victor Crawford, Joseph Robinson | |
| 12:20 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 17-17 |
| 12:18 | South Carolina State | Victor Mathieu gets the offensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 12:06 | South Carolina State | The pull-up jumper by Larry Stokes is blocked by Lorenzo Krell | 17-17 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | John Brandt pulls down the rebound | 17-17 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Vince Young knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Johnson | 19-17 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Vince Young (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Victor Mathieu (fresh) SG - John Trout (fresh) SF - Trevor Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Roney (fresh) C - Larry Stokes (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 11:41 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman is hacked by Lorenzo Krell - foul #1 on Lorenzo Krell, team foul #3 | 19-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), William Bowlin (C) Vince Young, John Brandt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Norman Randolph (PF), Leslie Edwards (C) Victor Mathieu, Trevor Kinman | |
| 11:25 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 11:23 | South Carolina State | Leslie Edwards tips it but misses | 19-17 |
| 11:21 | West Virginia | William Bowlin snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 11:17 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles slams it home on a great pass from Vernon Johnson | 21-17 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Buckles - foul #2 on Jeffrey Buckles, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (PG), Vince Young (SG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Jeffrey Buckles, Vernon Johnson, Lorenzo Krell, Joseph Laroche | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Levy (SG), Trevor Kinman (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) John Trout, Michael Roney, Norman Randolph, Leslie Edwards | |
| 11:00 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 11:00 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:44 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer makes the fadeaway from the left side | 23-19 |
| 10:22 | South Carolina State | Victor Crawford misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 23-19 |
| 10:21 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum snags the defensive board | 23-19 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-19 |
| 10:13 | South Carolina State | Joseph Robinson gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 09:51 | South Carolina State | Richard Levy scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Stokes | 23-21 |
| 09:31 | West Virginia | William Bowlin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Victor Crawford | 23-21 |
| 09:14 | South Carolina State | Victor Crawford buries a runner in the paint on a great pass from Larry Stokes | 23-23 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | William Bowlin's floater is tipped away by Joseph Robinson | 23-23 |
| 08:54 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 08:43 | West Virginia | Larry Stokes is called for the reach on Billy Brouwer - foul #1 on Larry Stokes, team foul #3 | 23-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), John Brandt (C) Vince Young, Manuel Hedstrom, William Bowlin, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Allen Binford (SG), Johnson Rosenbaum (SF), Norman Randolph (PF), Leslie Edwards (C) Richard Levy, Trevor Kinman, Victor Crawford, Joseph Robinson | |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| 08:18 | South Carolina State | Allen Binford can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | John Brandt gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | John Brandt scores on a turnaround from close range | 25-23 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Vernon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lorenzo Krell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Larry Stokes (tiring) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Allen Binford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnson Rosenbaum (fresh) PF - Norman Randolph (fresh) C - Leslie Edwards (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | South Carolina State | Allen Binford misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 07:38 | West Virginia | John Brandt grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 07:33 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 07:31 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Leslie Edwards | 25-23 |
| 07:29 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (PG) Billy Brouwer | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Michael Roney (PF) Norman Randolph | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Michael Roney swats the short shot by Joseph Laroche | 25-23 |
| 07:18 | South Carolina State | Allen Binford snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 07:10 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Allen Binford | 25-25 |
| 06:53 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell is hacked by Larry Stokes - foul #2 on Larry Stokes, team foul #4 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Victor Mathieu (PG), John Trout (SG), Trevor Kinman (SF), Norman Randolph (PF) Larry Stokes, Allen Binford, Johnson Rosenbaum, Leslie Edwards | |
| 06:45 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche is hacked by Michael Roney - foul #1 on Michael Roney, team foul #5 | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Allen Binford (SG) John Trout | |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-25 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum (PF), Clay Guerrette (C) Joseph Laroche, John Brandt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | John Trout (SG), Johnson Rosenbaum (SF) Allen Binford, Trevor Kinman | |
| 06:11 | South Carolina State | John Trout knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson can't finish the layup | 25-27 |
| 05:48 | South Carolina State | Norman Randolph grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 05:44 | South Carolina State | John Trout misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 05:43 | South Carolina State | Norman Randolph misses the tip | 25-27 |
| 05:41 | South Carolina State | Victor Mathieu gets the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 05:18 | South Carolina State | John Trout throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (PG), Manuel Hedstrom (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), William Bowlin (C) Vernon Johnson, Lorenzo Krell, Ernest Linthicum, Clay Guerrette | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Allen Binford (SG), Trevor Kinman (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) John Trout, Johnson Rosenbaum, Norman Randolph, Michael Roney | |
| 05:02 | West Virginia | Vince Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 05:00 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Joseph Robinson | 25-27 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman is hacked by Manuel Hedstrom - foul #1 on Manuel Hedstrom, team foul #5 | 25-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Aaron Shaul (SG), John Brandt (C) Vince Young, William Bowlin | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Levy (SG), Michael Roney (PF), Leslie Edwards (C) Allen Binford, Victor Crawford, Joseph Robinson | |
| 04:30 | South Carolina State | Michael Roney misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-27 |
| 04:28 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman tips it but misses | 25-27 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | John Brandt pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | Joseph Laroche misses the easy layup | 25-27 |
| 04:21 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 04:00 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia | John Brandt gets the rebound | 25-27 |
| 03:52 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom snags the offensive board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Billy Brouwer (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Aaron Shaul (fresh) SF - Manuel Hedstrom (fresh) PF - Joseph Laroche (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Brandt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina State | PG - Victor Mathieu (fairly fresh) SG - Richard Levy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Kinman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Roney (fairly fresh) C - Leslie Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | John Brandt makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-27 |
| 03:24 | South Carolina State | Michael Roney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles (PG), Vernon Johnson (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF), William Bowlin (PF), Ernest Linthicum (C) Billy Brouwer, Aaron Shaul, Manuel Hedstrom, Joseph Laroche, John Brandt | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes (PG), Allen Binford (SG), Johnson Rosenbaum (SF), Victor Crawford (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Victor Mathieu, Richard Levy, Trevor Kinman, Michael Roney, Leslie Edwards | |
| 03:08 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | William Bowlin hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | Johnson Rosenbaum hits a shot from the right side and he's fouled by Lorenzo Krell - foul #2 on Lorenzo Krell, team foul #6 | 30-29 |
| 02:49 | South Carolina State | Johnson Rosenbaum makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:21 | West Virginia | Ernest Linthicum misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 30-30 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Lorenzo Krell gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:59 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 01:57 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 01:49 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Johnson Rosenbaum | 30-32 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Victor Crawford - foul #1 on Victor Crawford, team foul #6 | 30-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer (SF), Joseph Laroche (PF), John Brandt (C) Lorenzo Krell, William Bowlin, Ernest Linthicum | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Levy (SG), Trevor Kinman (SF), Norman Randolph (PF), Leslie Edwards (C) Allen Binford, Johnson Rosenbaum, Victor Crawford, Joseph Robinson | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Jeffrey Buckles misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 01:38 | South Carolina State | The rebound goes to Norman Randolph | 31-32 |
| 01:22 | South Carolina State | Norman Randolph misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-32 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | John Brandt pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Vernon Johnson scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Brandt | 33-32 |
| 00:56 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes clanks a shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | John Brandt snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | John Brandt travels with the ball | 33-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Manuel Hedstrom (SF) Vernon Johnson | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Allen Binford (SG), Michael Roney (C) Richard Levy, Leslie Edwards | |
| 00:40 | South Carolina State | Trevor Kinman can't finish the layup | 33-32 |
| 00:39 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes tips it home | 33-34 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | John Brandt misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Roney - foul #2 on Michael Roney, team foul #7 | 33-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Vince Young (SG), Lorenzo Krell (SF) Jeffrey Buckles, Manuel Hedstrom | |
| Subs | South Carolina State | Richard Levy (SG), Victor Crawford (PF), Joseph Robinson (C) Allen Binford, Norman Randolph, Michael Roney | |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | John Brandt makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | John Brandt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:04 | South Carolina State | Larry Stokes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 00:03 | South Carolina State | Joseph Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 00:01 | South Carolina State | Billy Brouwer steals the ball from Victor Crawford | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Billy Brouwer misses the fullcourt shot | 35-34 |