| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) C - Stewart Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | South Carolina | Robert Cole inbounds the ball | 32-38 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | Robert Cole misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 19:31 | South Carolina | Robert Cole grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 19:11 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson is fouled on the floor by Stewart Scott - foul #1 on Stewart Scott, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| 18:57 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Dickinson | 32-41 |
| 18:40 | West Virginia | Aaron Barnhill is called for the reach on Gary Merritt - foul #2 on Aaron Barnhill, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alan Beasley (PF) Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Merritt | 35-41 |
| 17:57 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 17:55 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Andrew Massey and he's hacked by Robert Price - foul #3 on Robert Price, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Richard Capo (SF), Joshua Hanson (C) Andrew Massey, Leroy Twigg, Stewart Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Thomas Burris (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Henry Hinton (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Robert Cole, Robert Price, Earl Dickinson | |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the free throw | 38-41 |
| 17:48 | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Curtis Vue - foul #1 on Curtis Vue, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 17:34 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 17:32 | South Carolina | Joshua Hanson steps in front of the Curtis Vue pass in the backcourt | 40-41 |
| 17:20 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 17:18 | South Carolina | Gordon McEnery is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | William Williams misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-41 |
| 17:01 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 16:59 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Hanson - foul #2 on Joshua Hanson, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Christopher Shufelt (PF) Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:39 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cole (SF), Earl Dickinson (C) Michael Metcalf, Thomas Burris, Gordon McEnery, Curtis Vue | |
| 16:21 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 16:20 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:17 | South Carolina | Robert Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), James Greggs (C) William Williams, Joshua Hanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | James Gerhardt is fouled on the floor by Earl Dickinson - foul #1 on Earl Dickinson, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (C) Richard Capo, Christopher Shufelt | |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| 15:52 | West Virginia | Earl Dickinson swats the short shot by Stewart Scott | 43-41 |
| 15:50 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton grabs the board | 43-41 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Massey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Gerhardt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Greggs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stewart Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:44 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 15:43 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 15:22 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 15:21 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 15:01 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Aaron Barnhill | 43-45 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the easy layup | 43-45 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | James Greggs tips it home | 45-45 |
| 14:37 | South Carolina | Andrew Massey picks off the pass by Aaron Barnhill in the backcourt | 45-45 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott banks in the layup set up by James Gerhardt | 47-45 |
| 14:00 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton misses the easy layup | 47-45 |
| 13:58 | South Carolina | Louis Craft tips it but misses | 47-45 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton tips it in | 47-47 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 47-47 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey gets the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Gerhardt | 49-47 |
| 13:12 | South Carolina | Louis Craft drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Aaron Barnhill | 49-50 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 13:03 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Dickinson | 49-50 |
| 12:43 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-50 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | James Greggs gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 12:36 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 12:16 | South Carolina | Stewart Scott is called for the reach on Aaron Barnhill - foul #2 on Stewart Scott, team foul #3 | 49-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg (PG), William Williams (SG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) Gary Merritt, Andrew Massey, James Gerhardt, James Greggs, Stewart Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Thomas Burris (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Robert Price (PF), Curtis Vue (C) Aaron Barnhill, Louis Craft, Robert Cole, Henry Hinton, Earl Dickinson | |
| 11:52 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 11:51 | West Virginia | Joshua Hanson gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 10 pts. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Shufelt (fresh) PF - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Burris (fresh) SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Vue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | West Virginia | Robert Price steps in front of the Alan Beasley pass | 49-50 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Thomas Burris clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:57 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the runner from close range set up by Thomas Burris and the foul's on Alan Beasley - foul #2 on Alan Beasley, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), Andrew Massey (SG), Richard Capo (SF) Leroy Twigg, William Williams, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (SG) Thomas Burris | |
| 10:39 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the free throw | 49-53 |
| 10:27 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt's pass is intercepted by Robert Price | 49-53 |
| 10:02 | South Carolina | Robert Price drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Metcalf | 49-55 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey buries a 3 from straight away set up by Gary Merritt | 52-55 |
| 09:19 | South Carolina | Robert Price is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Metcalf | 52-57 |
| 09:01 | West Virginia | Richard Capo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 09:00 | South Carolina | Curtis Vue pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| 08:37 | South Carolina | Robert Price clanks a jump hook from the right block | 52-57 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Joshua Hanson | 52-57 |
| 08:33 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Leroy Twigg (SF), Alan Beasley (PF), Stewart Scott (C) Andrew Massey, Richard Capo, Christopher Shufelt, Joshua Hanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Robert Cole (SF), Joseph Matthews (PF), Earl Dickinson (C) Michael Metcalf, Lucas Mannings, Gordon McEnery, Robert Price, Curtis Vue | |
| 08:12 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-57 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg snags the defensive board | 52-57 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | William Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-57 |
| 08:05 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson gets the rebound | 52-57 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Leroy Twigg - foul #2 on Leroy Twigg, team foul #5 | 52-57 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Greggs (C) Stewart Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Henry Hinton (SF) Robert Cole | |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 07:37 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (tired) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Twigg (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Alan Beasley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Greggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Joseph Matthews (fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 07:25 | West Virginia | William Williams gets the offensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:16 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-59 |
| 07:15 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-59 |
| 07:11 | South Carolina | Henry Hinton is fouled in the backcourt by James Greggs - foul #1 on James Greggs, team foul #6 | 52-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), Stewart Scott (C) William Williams, Alan Beasley | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Burris (PG), Robert Cole (SF) Aaron Barnhill, Joseph Matthews | |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Robert Cole misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Massey - foul #3 on Andrew Massey, team foul #7 | 52-59 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Gerhardt (SG), Richard Capo (SF) Gary Merritt, Andrew Massey | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings (PG) Louis Craft | |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Robert Cole misses the 1st free throw | 52-59 |
| 06:50 | South Carolina | Robert Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Greggs | 55-60 |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings drills a floater near the basket and the foul's on Leroy Twigg - foul #3 on Leroy Twigg, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (PG) Leroy Twigg | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Robert Price (PF), Joseph Matthews (C) Thomas Burris, Henry Hinton, Earl Dickinson | |
| 06:11 | South Carolina | Lucas Mannings makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 05:52 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey double dribbles | 55-63 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (PG), Alan Beasley (PF) James Gerhardt, James Greggs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Thomas Burris (SG) Lucas Mannings | |
| 05:27 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews banks in the layup on a great pass from Aaron Barnhill | 55-65 |
| 05:06 | West Virginia | William Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-65 |
| 04:53 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Price | 58-67 |
| 04:48 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey hits a shot from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 04:19 | South Carolina | Joseph Matthews is denied on a layup by Stewart Scott | 60-67 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Andrew Massey grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | William Williams misses the fadeaway from the right side | 60-67 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | William Williams hits the follow up shot | 62-67 |
| 03:58 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gary Merritt (PG), James Gerhardt (SG), Leroy Twigg (SF), James Greggs (PF), Joshua Hanson (C) William Williams, Andrew Massey, Richard Capo, Alan Beasley, Stewart Scott | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Michael Metcalf (PG), Louis Craft (SG), Gordon McEnery (SF), Henry Hinton (PF), Earl Dickinson (C) Aaron Barnhill, Thomas Burris, Robert Cole, Robert Price, Joseph Matthews | |
| 03:46 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Gerhardt | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | James Gerhardt is called for the reach on Louis Craft in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Gerhardt, team foul #9 | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | South Carolina | Louis Craft misses the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 03:43 | West Virginia | James Greggs snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 03:36 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Earl Dickinson | 65-67 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Gary Merritt (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Gerhardt (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Leroy Twigg (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Greggs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Michael Metcalf (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Craft (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon McEnery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Henry Hinton (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Earl Dickinson (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Gerhardt | 68-67 |
| 03:01 | South Carolina | Leroy Twigg steps in front of the Louis Craft pass in the backcourt | 68-67 |
| 02:54 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg loses the dribble to Michael Metcalf | 68-67 |
| 02:28 | South Carolina | Louis Craft clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-67 |
| 02:27 | South Carolina | Earl Dickinson tips it but misses | 68-67 |
| 02:25 | West Virginia | James Greggs gets the rebound | 68-67 |
| 02:09 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Merritt | 71-67 |
| 02:09 | South Carolina | South Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Williams (SG), Christopher Shufelt (SF), Alan Beasley (PF) James Gerhardt, Leroy Twigg, James Greggs | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill (PG), Curtis Vue (PF) Michael Metcalf, Gordon McEnery | |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Shufelt - foul #2 on Christopher Shufelt, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Massey (SG), Leroy Twigg (SF), Stewart Scott (C) William Williams, Alan Beasley, Joshua Hanson | |
| Subs | South Carolina | Robert Cole (SF), Robert Price (PF) Henry Hinton, Curtis Vue | |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:48 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott misses the wide open jump hook in the paint | 71-69 |
| 01:21 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Cole | 71-69 |
| 00:52 | South Carolina | Louis Craft hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-72 |
| 00:47 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Twigg is blocked by Robert Cole | 71-72 |
| 00:45 | South Carolina | Robert Price grabs the board | 71-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gary Merritt - foul #2 on Gary Merritt, team foul #11 | 71-72 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 1st free throw | 71-73 |
| 00:21 | South Carolina | Aaron Barnhill makes the 2nd free throw | 71-74 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt drills a floater from the right block set up by Leroy Twigg and the foul's on Robert Price - foul #4 on Robert Price, team foul #5 | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Gary Merritt misses the free throw | 73-74 |
| 00:16 | South Carolina | Robert Price gets the rebound | 73-74 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Robert Price is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Massey - foul #4 on Andrew Massey, team foul #12 | 73-74 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Robert Price makes the 1st free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | South Carolina | Robert Price misses the 2nd free throw | 73-75 |
| 00:15 | West Virginia | Stewart Scott pulls down the rebound | 73-75 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Earl Dickinson is called for the reach on Andrew Massey - foul #2 on Earl Dickinson, team foul #6 | 73-75 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Leroy Twigg can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-75 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Twigg | 73-75 |