| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Charles Slone (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Gaines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Streeter (fresh) PF - Dean Ridinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Senters (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Liberty | Paul Streeter inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Gaines | 38-36 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by James Fisher | 38-38 |
| 19:14 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ronald Wood | 38-38 |
| 19:10 | West Virginia | Paul Streeter is called for the reach on James Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Paul Streeter, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 18:57 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses short on an open floater from the free throw line | 38-38 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:36 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 18:34 | Liberty | John Senters grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:17 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger double dribbles | 38-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Roger (PG), Gary Johnson (SG), Darrel Fields (SF), Matthew Kim (PF), Anthony Rumbaugh (C) Charles Slone, Dustin Gaines, Paul Streeter, Dean Ridinger, John Senters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Masters (PF) Harold Smith | |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Roger - foul #1 on Robert Roger, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Gary Johnson | 38-39 |
| 17:30 | Liberty | Gary Johnson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 17:28 | Liberty | Anthony Rumbaugh grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:11 | Liberty | Robert Roger misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Aaron - foul #1 on James Aaron, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dustin Gaines (SG) Darrel Fields | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Harold Smith (PF) Michael Merrifield, Mark Masters | |
| 17:11 | Liberty | Robert Roger makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 17:11 | Liberty | Robert Roger makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 16:42 | West Virginia | Harold Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 40-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Slone (PG), Dean Ridinger (PF), John Senters (C) Robert Roger, Matthew Kim, Anthony Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:22 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Charles Slone steals it from John Flowers in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 16:05 | Liberty | Gary Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Troy Breeze (SG), Paul Streeter (SF) Dustin Gaines, Gary Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) James Aaron, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | John Senters swats the shot by James Brown | 43-39 |
| 15:36 | Liberty | Paul Streeter snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Charles Slone (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Breeze (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Streeter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Ridinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Senters (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Liberty | Charles Slone makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Streeter | 45-39 |
| 15:27 | West Virginia | Mark Masters is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Masters, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | Victor Mason (PF) Dean Ridinger | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Edward Wages (SG) John Flowers, James Fisher | |
| 15:22 | Liberty | Troy Breeze misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Wages - foul #4 on Edward Wages, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG) Edward Wages | |
| 15:22 | Liberty | Troy Breeze makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 15:22 | Liberty | Troy Breeze makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | James Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 47-39 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | James Brown tips it back up and in | 47-41 |
| 14:50 | Liberty | Troy Breeze makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Victor Mason | 50-41 |
| 14:26 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Brown | 50-43 |
| 14:21 | Liberty | James Fisher is called for the reach on Troy Breeze - foul #2 on James Fisher, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Roger (PG), Dustin Gaines (SG), Gary Johnson (SF), Matthew Kim (PF), Anthony Rumbaugh (C) Charles Slone, Troy Breeze, Paul Streeter, Victor Mason, John Senters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 14:16 | Liberty | Harold Smith steals the ball from Anthony Rumbaugh | 50-43 |
| 13:52 | West Virginia | Harold Smith hits a wide open runner in the lane on a great pass from James Fisher | 50-45 |
| 13:41 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Fisher - foul #3 on James Fisher, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Dean Ridinger (PF) Anthony Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG) Michael Merrifield | |
| 13:41 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 13:41 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:12 | West Virginia | Robert Roger steps in front of the James Fisher pass | 51-45 |
| 12:59 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger's fadeaway is rejected by Victor Woolford | 51-45 |
| 12:57 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines grabs the offensive board | 51-45 |
| 12:42 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Harold Smith | 51-45 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Harold Smith is hacked by Dean Ridinger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Ridinger, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Slone (PG), Darrel Fields (SF), Anthony Rumbaugh (PF), Victor Mason (C) Robert Roger, Gary Johnson, Dean Ridinger, Matthew Kim | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) James Fisher, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-45 |
| 12:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood tips it in | 51-47 |
| 11:43 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines's floater is knocked away by Ronald Wood | 51-47 |
| 11:42 | West Virginia | James Brown snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 11:22 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Liberty | Troy Breeze (SG), Paul Streeter (SF), John Senters (C) Dustin Gaines, Darrel Fields, Anthony Rumbaugh | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), Mark Masters (PF) John Flowers, Harold Smith | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Charles Slone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Troy Breeze (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Streeter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Victor Mason (fresh) C - John Senters (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Fisher (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Liberty | Victor Mason loses the dribble to James Fisher | 51-47 |
| 11:03 | West Virginia | James Brown lays it in set up by James Fisher | 51-49 |
| 10:46 | Liberty | Troy Breeze misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 51-49 |
| 10:39 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood's fadeaway is rejected by John Senters | 51-49 |
| 10:38 | Liberty | John Senters grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:30 | Liberty | Paul Streeter is hacked by Ronald Wood - foul #1 on Ronald Wood, team foul #6 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Roger (PG), Gary Johnson (SG), Dean Ridinger (PF) Charles Slone, Troy Breeze, Victor Mason | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SF), Victor Woolford (C) James Brown, Ronald Wood | |
| 10:20 | Liberty | Gary Johnson buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Roger | 53-49 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Dean Ridinger is called for the reach on Mark Masters - foul #2 on Dean Ridinger, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrel Fields (SF), Matthew Kim (C) Paul Streeter, John Senters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Harold Smith (PF) Mark Masters | |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | James Fisher misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 09:33 | Liberty | Matthew Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | Liberty | Gary Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:58 | West Virginia | Dean Ridinger swats the shot by Michael Merrifield | 56-49 |
| 08:56 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Dean Ridinger | 56-49 |
| 08:52 | Liberty | Gary Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:50 | Liberty | Matthew Kim misses the tip | 56-49 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Harold Smith gets the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Darrel Fields is fouled on the floor by James Aaron - foul #2 on James Aaron, team foul #7 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Slone (PG), Dustin Gaines (SG), Anthony Rumbaugh (PF), John Senters (C) Robert Roger, Gary Johnson, Dean Ridinger, Matthew Kim | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Flowers (PG), Edward Wages (SG), James Brown (SF), Mark Masters (PF), Ronald Wood (C) Michael Merrifield, James Fisher, James Aaron, Harold Smith, Victor Woolford | |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Darrel Fields makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 08:00 | Liberty | Darrel Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:56 | West Virginia | John Flowers loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Paul Streeter (SF) Darrel Fields | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:34 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-51 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anthony Rumbaugh - foul #1 on Anthony Rumbaugh, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Liberty | Darrel Fields (SF), Victor Mason (C) Paul Streeter, John Senters | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Charles Slone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dustin Gaines (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darrel Fields (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Rumbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Victor Mason (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Flowers (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Edward Wages (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Masters (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Wood (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:53 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-52 |
| 06:51 | Liberty | Victor Mason tips it but misses | 58-52 |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 06:47 | West Virginia | Charles Slone takes the ball from John Flowers in the backcourt | 58-52 |
| 06:46 | Liberty | Charles Slone hits the finger roll | 60-52 |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | Edward Wages knocks in the jumper from the left side | 60-54 |
| 05:58 | Liberty | Mark Masters steals it from Anthony Rumbaugh | 60-54 |
| 05:29 | West Virginia | James Brown is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mark Masters | 60-56 |
| 05:13 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Mark Masters misses the easy layup | 60-56 |
| 04:42 | Liberty | Victor Mason pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:42 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Robert Roger (PG), Gary Johnson (SG), Paul Streeter (SF), Dean Ridinger (PF), John Senters (C) Charles Slone, Dustin Gaines, Darrel Fields, Anthony Rumbaugh, Victor Mason | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), James Aaron (SF), Harold Smith (PF), Victor Woolford (C) John Flowers, James Brown, Mark Masters, Ronald Wood | |
| 04:14 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger makes the turnaround from the right block | 62-56 |
| 03:48 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 03:47 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Liberty | Gary Johnson connects on the runner from the baseline | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:02 | West Virginia | Dean Ridinger steals the ball from Michael Merrifield | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Robert Roger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Paul Streeter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dean Ridinger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Senters (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Wages (tiring) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Aaron (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Victor Woolford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Liberty | Liberty calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Slone (PG), Dustin Gaines (SG) Robert Roger, Gary Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Fisher (SG), James Brown (SF), Ronald Wood (C) Edward Wages, James Aaron, Victor Woolford | |
| 02:39 | Liberty | James Brown swats the shot by Dean Ridinger | 64-56 |
| 02:38 | Liberty | John Senters grabs the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 02:19 | Liberty | Harold Smith steps in front of the Dustin Gaines pass | 64-56 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is open and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines is hacked by James Fisher - foul #4 on James Fisher, team foul #8 | 64-59 |
| 01:38 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:38 | Liberty | Dustin Gaines misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Harold Smith grabs the board | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield makes the 3 from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 00:58 | Liberty | Ronald Wood blocks the short jumper by Dean Ridinger | 65-62 |
| 00:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Brown | 65-62 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Harold Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Dean Ridinger - foul #3 on Dean Ridinger, team foul #6 | 65-62 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 00:44 | West Virginia | Harold Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger is called for a charge - foul #4 on Dean Ridinger, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Charles Slone steals the ball from James Fisher in the backcourt | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Charles Slone is fouled on the floor by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 65-64 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Charles Slone makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:18 | Liberty | Charles Slone misses the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood grabs the board | 66-64 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | Ronald Wood jams it on a nice dish by Harold Smith | 66-66 |
| 00:10 | Liberty | Liberty calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:03 | Liberty | John Senters misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-66 |
| 00:01 | Liberty | Dean Ridinger hits the follow up shot | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | James Brown misses long on a fullcourt shot | 68-66 |