| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Corona (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is fouled on the floor by Dale Weeks - foul #1 on Dale Weeks, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | The short jumper by Steven Dick is denied by Dale Weeks | 28-29 |
| 19:12 | Ohio | James Riley gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:57 | Ohio | The short jumper by George Corona is denied by Shing Ching | 28-29 |
| 18:55 | Ohio | George Corona can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Shing Ching pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:35 | West Virginia | Dale Weeks steals the ball from Roland Johnson | 28-29 |
| 18:06 | Ohio | James Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-29 |
| 18:04 | West Virginia | Roland Johnson gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Shing Ching can't finish the layup | 28-29 |
| 17:58 | Ohio | James Riley pulls down the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:43 | Ohio | John Wilson's pass is intercepted by Roland Johnson | 28-29 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Roland Johnson | 28-31 |
| 17:05 | Ohio | The jump hook by George Corona is blocked by Roland Johnson | 28-31 |
| 17:04 | Ohio | Dale Weeks grabs the offensive board | 28-31 |
| 16:46 | Ohio | Dale Langan is fouled on the floor by Shing Ching - foul #1 on Shing Ching, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), Randy Brown (SG), Harold Frederick (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Michael Doane (C) Dale Langan, John Wilson, James Riley, George Corona, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Mike Williams (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), David Taylor (C) Abraham Heineman, Daniel Tomczak, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, Roland Johnson | |
| 16:30 | Ohio | Mark Barker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 16:29 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:24 | West Virginia | David Ralston misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 16:22 | Ohio | Randy Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:02 | Ohio | Harold Frederick can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Mark Barker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Frederick (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Doane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herman Pleasant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aleksandar Ptaszynski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses long on a floater from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 15:33 | Ohio | Harold Frederick snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 15:22 | Ohio | David Taylor blocks the short jumper by Harold Frederick | 28-31 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant is whistled for a carry | 28-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Randy Brown, Robert Smith, Michael Doane | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG) David Ralston | |
| 14:35 | Ohio | Harold Frederick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 14:33 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the easy layup | 30-31 |
| 14:06 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:48 | Ohio | Mark Barker comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 13:42 | West Virginia | Mike Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Langan - foul #2 on Dale Langan, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (SG), James Riley (SF), George Corona (C) Mark Barker, Harold Frederick, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Ruben Marroquin is called for the reach on Steven Dick - foul #4 on Ruben Marroquin, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Ohio | John Wilson (SG), Robert Smith (C) Dale Langan, Ruben Marroquin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Mike Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 12:37 | Ohio | Herman Pleasant denies the turnaround by John Wilson | 30-34 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:23 | West Virginia | Mike Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-37 |
| 12:14 | Ohio | George Corona scores on a jumper from the right block and he's fouled by Aleksandar Ptaszynski - foul #1 on Aleksandar Ptaszynski, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Dale Weeks (C) John Wilson, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF) Abraham Heineman, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski | |
| 12:14 | Ohio | George Corona misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Steven Dick pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:50 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Dick | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Riley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Mike Williams misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-37 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Shing Ching misses the tip | 32-37 |
| 11:22 | Ohio | Dale Weeks grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 11:03 | Ohio | James Riley hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Brown | 34-37 |
| 10:40 | West Virginia | Mike Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 34-37 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (PG), John Wilson (SG), Harold Frederick (SF), Robert Smith (PF), Michael Doane (C) Dale Langan, Randy Brown, James Riley, George Corona, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 10:36 | Ohio | Mark Barker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-37 |
| 10:12 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Herman Pleasant | 34-39 |
| 10:04 | Ohio | Mark Barker scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wilson | 37-39 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak loses the dribble to Harold Frederick | 37-39 |
| 09:20 | Ohio | Michael Doane clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | Aleksandar Ptaszynski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Tomczak | 37-41 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Michael Doane misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Tomczak - foul #1 on Daniel Tomczak, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), James Riley (SF), George Corona (PF) John Wilson, Harold Frederick, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, Roland Johnson | |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Michael Doane makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | Michael Doane misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 08:42 | Ohio | George Corona gets the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 08:25 | Ohio | Mark Barker is hacked by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (SG), Dale Weeks (C) Mark Barker, Michael Doane | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG) Abraham Heineman | |
| 08:05 | Ohio | Dale Langan scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Riley | 41-41 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Shing Ching is hacked by James Riley - foul #2 on James Riley, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin (PF) George Corona | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG) David Ralston | |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Dale Langan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Randy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ruben Marroquin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Dale Weeks (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Abraham Heineman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mike Williams (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | David Taylor tips it but misses | 41-41 |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Shing Ching grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Ohio | Mark Barker (SG), Harold Frederick (SF) Randy Brown, James Riley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF) Shing Ching, Steven Dick | |
| 06:39 | Ohio | Dale Weeks blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 06:38 | Ohio | Dale Weeks gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:29 | Ohio | David Taylor steals it from Harold Frederick | 41-41 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Mike Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 06:04 | Ohio | Mark Barker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 05:47 | Ohio | The jump hook by Harold Frederick is blocked by David Taylor | 41-41 |
| 05:46 | Ohio | Mark Barker snags the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 05:25 | Ohio | Mark Barker misses short on a floater from the right side | 41-41 |
| 05:23 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 04:59 | West Virginia | Mike Williams connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 04:45 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 43-44 |
| 04:44 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin can't tip it in | 43-44 |
| 04:43 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Harold Frederick is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #1 on Harold Frederick, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | Randy Brown (PG), John Wilson (SG), James Riley (SF), George Corona (PF), Robert Smith (C) Dale Langan, Mark Barker, Harold Frederick, Ruben Marroquin, Dale Weeks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Ralston (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Shing Ching (SF), Steven Dick (PF), Roland Johnson (C) Abraham Heineman, Mike Williams, Herman Pleasant, Aleksandar Ptaszynski, David Taylor | |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-44 |
| 03:50 | Ohio | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 43-44 |
| 03:30 | Ohio | John Wilson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Roland Johnson - foul #1 on Roland Johnson, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| 03:30 | Ohio | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:30 | Ohio | John Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the board | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Ohio | PG - Randy Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Ralston (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Williams (tiring) 22 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Ching (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Dick (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Taylor (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | West Virginia | Randy Brown is called for the reach on David Ralston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Brown, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | David Ralston drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Dick | 44-46 |
| 02:40 | Ohio | Robert Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Mike Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-46 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | James Riley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 02:16 | Ohio | Ohio calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | Dale Langan (PG), Ruben Marroquin (PF), Dale Weeks (C) Randy Brown, George Corona, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman (PG), Daniel Tomczak (SG), Herman Pleasant (SF), Aleksandar Ptaszynski (PF), Roland Johnson (C) David Ralston, Mike Williams, Shing Ching, Steven Dick, David Taylor | |
| 01:58 | Ohio | Roland Johnson swats the layup by James Riley | 46-46 |
| 01:57 | West Virginia | Daniel Tomczak snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Dale Langan is called for the reach on Abraham Heineman - foul #3 on Dale Langan, team foul #7 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Ohio | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mike Williams (SG), David Taylor (C) Daniel Tomczak, Roland Johnson | |
| 01:33 | West Virginia | Abraham Heineman misses the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 01:33 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 01:31 | Ohio | Abraham Heineman steps in front of the Dale Langan pass in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Mike Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-46 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | David Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 00:55 | West Virginia | Mike Williams buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Taylor | 46-48 |
| 00:39 | Ohio | Dale Langan is hacked by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| 00:23 | Ohio | Aleksandar Ptaszynski denies the turnaround by James Riley | 46-48 |
| 00:21 | Ohio | Dale Weeks gets the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 00:17 | Ohio | John Wilson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Dale Langan is called for the reach on David Taylor in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dale Langan, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | David Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:13 | Ohio | Ruben Marroquin gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 00:09 | Ohio | James Riley scores on a floater from the right side set up by John Wilson | 48-48 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Herman Pleasant knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Aleksandar Ptaszynski | 48-50 |
| 00:03 | Ohio | Ohio calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Ohio | Ohio is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio | Dale Langan can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 48-50 |