| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Brad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Rash (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frankie Carmean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | James Brown inbounds the ball | 30-22 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brad Allen - foul #2 on Brad Allen, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 1st free throw | 30-22 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 19:27 | Duquesne | Philip Rash's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-23 |
| 18:58 | West Virginia | James Brown drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Michael Merrifield | 30-25 |
| 18:37 | Duquesne | James Fisher takes the ball from Thomas Kelley | 30-25 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the floater from the left side | 30-25 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | James Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 18:01 | West Virginia | The pull-up jumper by James Fisher is blocked by Thomas Kelley | 30-25 |
| 18:00 | Duquesne | Philip Rash grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 17:33 | Duquesne | Brad Allen travels with the ball | 30-25 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 17:09 | Duquesne | Philip Rash snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 16:43 | Duquesne | Thomas Kelley is called for a backcourt violation | 30-25 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Burleson (SF), Damon Sowell (C) Frankie Carmean, Jacob Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-27 |
| 15:54 | Duquesne | Brad Allen loses the dribble to Harold Smith | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Brad Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Rash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Damon Sowell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | West Virginia | Harold Smith double dribbles | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Brown (PG), Frankie Carmean (PF) Brad Allen, Thomas Kelley | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (PG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 15:07 | Duquesne | Victor Woolford picks off the pass by Philip Rash | 30-27 |
| 14:50 | West Virginia | James Aaron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jacob Allen (C) Damon Sowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:24 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean lays it in | 32-27 |
| 13:55 | West Virginia | Mark Masters hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 32-27 |
| 13:53 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 13:29 | Duquesne | Jacob Allen misses the dunk but the foul's on Victor Woolford - foul #1 on Victor Woolford, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Brad Allen (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF) Philip Rash, Paul Burleson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Mark Masters, Victor Woolford | |
| 13:29 | Duquesne | Jacob Allen misses the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 13:29 | Duquesne | Jacob Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 13:00 | West Virginia | Jacob Allen is called for the reach on Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Jacob Allen, team foul #2 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Rash (SG), Damon Sowell (C) Frankie Carmean, Jacob Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:34 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield connects on the floater from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 12:10 | Duquesne | Damon Sowell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 33-29 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Merrifield and he's hacked by Philip Brown - foul #4 on Philip Brown, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean (PF), Jacob Allen (C) Philip Brown, Damon Sowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) James Fisher | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Brad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Rash (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Frankie Carmean (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Duquesne | Philip Rash misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 33-32 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 10:55 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 10:37 | Duquesne | Thomas Kelley pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 10:17 | Duquesne | James Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Kelley - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Paul Burleson (SF), Damon Sowell (C) Thomas Kelley, Jacob Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 09:53 | Duquesne | Philip Rash can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 09:51 | Duquesne | Brad Allen tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 09:20 | West Virginia | Edward Wages is fouled on the floor by Philip Rash - foul #3 on Philip Rash, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Thomas Kelley (PF) Frankie Carmean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), James Fisher (SG), James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, Edward Wages, James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Damon Sowell - foul #2 on Damon Sowell, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jacob Allen (C) Damon Sowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 08:35 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson connects on the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Brad Allen and he's fouled by James Aaron - foul #3 on James Aaron, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 08:35 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson makes the free throw | 36-34 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Jacob Allen is called for the reach on James Fisher - foul #2 on Jacob Allen, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) John Flowers, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Fisher | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Brad Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Rash (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Thomas Kelley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jacob Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Duquesne | Paul Burleson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-37 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 36-39 |
| 07:08 | Duquesne | Thomas Kelley is hacked by Harold Smith - foul #1 on Harold Smith, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Brown (PG), Frankie Carmean (PF), Damon Sowell (C) Brad Allen, Paul Burleson, Jacob Allen | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 06:44 | Duquesne | Philip Rash buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Kelley | 39-39 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Harold Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-39 |
| 06:17 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 05:54 | Duquesne | Thomas Kelley buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Philip Brown | 41-39 |
| 05:37 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 05:36 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Thomas Kelley | 41-39 |
| 05:09 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Merrifield | 41-39 |
| 04:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood is denied on a layup by Damon Sowell | 41-39 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it back up and in | 41-41 |
| 04:18 | Duquesne | Harold Smith steals it from Damon Sowell | 41-41 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Rash - foul #4 on Philip Rash, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Brad Allen (SG), Paul Burleson (SF), Jacob Allen (C) Philip Rash, Thomas Kelley, Damon Sowell | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), James Aaron (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Victor Woolford (C) Michael Merrifield, James Brown, Harold Smith, Ronald Wood | |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | James Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 03:55 | Duquesne | Jacob Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 03:28 | Duquesne | Jacob Allen clanks a jumper in the lane | 41-42 |
| 03:26 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean misses the tip | 41-42 |
| 03:25 | West Virginia | Victor Woolford pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Philip Brown (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brad Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Burleson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Frankie Carmean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jacob Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - James Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Aaron (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | James Fisher can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 03:19 | Duquesne | Brad Allen pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 02:50 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean makes the turnaround from close range set up by Paul Burleson | 43-42 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-42 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Mark Masters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-42 |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 02:21 | Duquesne | Michael Merrifield picks off the pass by Philip Brown in the backcourt | 43-42 |
| 02:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield banks in the layup | 43-44 |
| 01:55 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean is whistled for traveling | 43-44 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Philip Rash (SG), Thomas Kelley (PF) Paul Burleson, Frankie Carmean | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Fisher | 43-47 |
| 01:08 | Duquesne | Philip Rash connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | James Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 00:42 | Duquesne | Thomas Kelley grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 00:16 | Duquesne | Brad Allen can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-47 |
| 00:14 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Philip Rash is called for the reach on Harold Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Philip Rash, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean (PF) Philip Rash | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 00:03 | Duquesne | Frankie Carmean is fouled on the floor by Michael Merrifield - foul #1 on Michael Merrifield, team foul #5 | 46-49 |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Duquesne | Philip Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |