| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Newton (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Devine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Newton inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | West Virginia | Charles Jones buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from William Newton | 40-30 |
| 19:25 | Denver | William Newton picks off the pass by David Devine | 40-30 |
| 19:13 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by William Newton | 42-30 |
| 19:02 | Denver | David Devine hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Elwood Zar - foul #2 on Elwood Zar, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 19:02 | Denver | David Devine misses the free throw | 42-32 |
| 19:02 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 18:41 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Carlton Wilford | 42-32 |
| 18:14 | Denver | Richard Jung hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Devine | 42-34 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Richard Jung - foul #3 on Richard Jung, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (C) Richard Jung | |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:05 | Denver | The rebound goes to James Urbanek | 43-34 |
| 17:49 | Denver | Carlton Wilford denies the turnaround by David Devine | 43-34 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia | James Urbanek takes the ball from Elwood Zar | 43-34 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Thomas Conner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Carlton Wilford - foul #1 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (C) Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Flood (SG), Roger Sims (C) Kevin Harper, David Devine | |
| 17:14 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:14 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 16:59 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 16:50 | Denver | Thomas Conner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-34 |
| 16:48 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Sims | 43-34 |
| 16:36 | Denver | Roger Jones hits a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by William Newton - foul #1 on William Newton, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Lawrence Vinson (SG), Carlton Wilford (C) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo, Elwood Zar | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG) Thomas Conner | |
| 16:36 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Roger Jones | |
| 15:54 | Denver | Howard Nelson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 15:53 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 43-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) SF - William Newton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cory Murff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlton Wilford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Flood (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Matthew Nease (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | William Newton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 15:45 | Denver | Matthew Flood grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 15:25 | Denver | James Urbanek scores on a jump hook near the basket | 43-39 |
| 15:08 | West Virginia | Cory Murff is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF), Elwood Zar (PF) Richard Laughlin, Lawrence Vinson, William Newton, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Nease, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 14:47 | Denver | Jonathan Saucedo steps in front of the Matthew Flood pass | 43-39 |
| 14:43 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 14:42 | Denver | Richard Jung grabs the defensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:35 | Denver | David Devine hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Flood | 43-41 |
| 14:16 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Charles Jones | 45-41 |
| 13:53 | Denver | Matthew Flood connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Devine | 45-43 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski drills a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Charles Jones | 47-43 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Matthew Flood hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cory Murff - foul #2 on Cory Murff, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SF) Cory Murff | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Roger Jones (SF), James Urbanek (PF) Howard Nelson, Kevin Harper, David Devine | |
| 13:19 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 13:19 | Denver | Matthew Flood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:08 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo double dribbles | 47-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SG) Matthew Flood | |
| 12:43 | Denver | Matthew Nease knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Conner | 47-48 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Charles Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Jonathan Saucedo and he's fouled by Thomas Conner - foul #2 on Thomas Conner, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford (C) Hans Karczewski | |
| Subs | Denver | Kevin Harper (SG) Matthew Nease | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 12:22 | Denver | James Urbanek can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Elwood Zar - foul #3 on Elwood Zar, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Lawrence Vinson (SG) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:22 | Denver | James Urbanek makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 12:22 | Denver | James Urbanek makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford hits a floater from the baseline set up by Elwood Zar and he's fouled by Kevin Harper - foul #2 on Kevin Harper, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Sims (C) Richard Jung | |
| 12:12 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford misses the free throw | 52-50 |
| 12:12 | Denver | Roger Sims pulls down the rebound | 52-50 |
| 11:59 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 11:58 | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Vinson | 54-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Laughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Vinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Newton (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Elwood Zar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roger Sims (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Denver | Thomas Conner knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-53 |
| 11:09 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 56-53 |
| 10:55 | Denver | Richard Laughlin blocks the short jumper by Roger Sims | 56-53 |
| 10:54 | Denver | Roger Jones tips it but misses | 56-53 |
| 10:52 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford grabs the board | 56-53 |
| 10:42 | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin is hacked by James Urbanek - foul #2 on James Urbanek, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Cory Murff (PF), Hans Karczewski (C) Richard Laughlin, Lawrence Vinson, Elwood Zar, Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Denver | Howard Nelson (PG), Matthew Flood (SG), David Devine (PF), Richard Jung (C) Thomas Conner, Kevin Harper, James Urbanek, Roger Sims | |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but he's fouled by Howard Nelson - foul #3 on Howard Nelson, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Matthew Nease (SF) Roger Jones | |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 10:26 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 58-53 |
| 10:02 | Denver | David Devine can't connect on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Cory Murff - foul #3 on Cory Murff, team foul #6 | 58-53 |
| 10:02 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:02 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski misses the dunk attempt | 58-55 |
| 09:40 | Denver | David Devine grabs the board | 58-55 |
| 09:24 | Denver | Howard Nelson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF) Matthew Nease | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Charles Jones buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 08:35 | Denver | Richard Jung can't connect on a floater in the lane | 61-55 |
| 08:34 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Cory Murff | 61-55 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Matthew Flood steals the ball from Jonathan Saucedo | 61-55 |
| 08:03 | Denver | Matthew Flood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Charles Jones makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jonathan Saucedo | 63-58 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Newton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cory Murff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hans Karczewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Howard Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Flood (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Devine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Denver | Cory Murff steps in front of the Roger Jones pass | 63-58 |
| 07:27 | West Virginia | William Newton knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| 07:14 | Denver | Roger Jones misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 66-58 |
| 07:13 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:59 | West Virginia | William Newton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 66-58 |
| 06:57 | West Virginia | Cory Murff grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Cory Murff misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-58 |
| 06:43 | Denver | Roger Jones gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:38 | Denver | William Newton blocks the short jumper by Roger Jones | 66-58 |
| 06:37 | West Virginia | Hans Karczewski pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:25 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 06:23 | Denver | David Devine gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 06:09 | Denver | Matthew Flood hits a turnaround in the lane set up by David Devine | 66-60 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | William Newton clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Roger Jones - foul #2 on Roger Jones, team foul #6 | 66-60 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Laughlin (PG), Lawrence Vinson (SG), Elwood Zar (PF), Carlton Wilford (C) Charles Jones, Jonathan Saucedo, Cory Murff, Hans Karczewski | |
| Subs | Denver | Thomas Conner (PG), Kevin Harper (SG), Matthew Nease (SF), James Urbanek (PF), Roger Sims (C) Howard Nelson, Matthew Flood, Roger Jones, David Devine, Richard Jung | |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:50 | West Virginia | William Newton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 05:50 | Denver | Roger Sims pulls down the rebound | 66-60 |
| 05:45 | Denver | Kevin Harper connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Conner | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar is fouled on the floor by James Urbanek - foul #3 on James Urbanek, team foul #7 | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 05:28 | Denver | James Urbanek grabs the defensive rebound | 66-63 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Roger Sims drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by James Urbanek and he's fouled by Carlton Wilford - foul #2 on Carlton Wilford, team foul #7 | 66-65 |
| 05:04 | Denver | Roger Sims makes the free throw | 66-66 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar misses the lay-in | 66-66 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford tips it but misses | 66-66 |
| 04:49 | Denver | James Urbanek gets the rebound | 66-66 |
| 04:30 | Denver | Thomas Conner comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-66 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Lawrence Vinson hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Richard Laughlin | 68-66 |
| 03:53 | Denver | Kevin Harper can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-66 |
| 03:51 | Denver | James Urbanek tips it in | 68-68 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford banks in the layup set up by Richard Laughlin | 70-68 |
| 03:33 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Jones (PG), Jonathan Saucedo (SG), Hans Karczewski (SF) Richard Laughlin, Lawrence Vinson, William Newton | |
| Subs | Denver | Roger Jones (SF), Richard Jung (C) Matthew Nease, Roger Sims | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Jonathan Saucedo (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Hans Karczewski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Elwood Zar (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlton Wilford (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Thomas Conner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Harper (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Urbanek (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Jung (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Denver | Thomas Conner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:21 | Denver | James Urbanek hits the follow up shot | 70-70 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Kevin Harper is called for the reach on Jonathan Saucedo - foul #3 on Kevin Harper, team foul #8 | 70-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | David Devine (PF) James Urbanek | |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Jonathan Saucedo makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:51 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-70 |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hans Karczewski | 72-70 |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Charles Jones is hacked by Richard Jung - foul #4 on Richard Jung, team foul #9 | 72-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Murff (C) Carlton Wilford | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:33 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses the 1st free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:33 | Denver | David Devine grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Roger Jones knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 72-72 |
| 02:20 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-72 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Newton (SF), Carlton Wilford (C) Hans Karczewski, Cory Murff | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 02:02 | West Virginia | William Newton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-72 |
| 02:01 | Denver | Thomas Conner snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 01:37 | Denver | Thomas Conner misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 01:36 | Denver | Roger Jones tips it in | 72-74 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar drills a floater in the lane set up by William Newton and the foul's on Richard Jung - foul #5 on Richard Jung, team foul #10 | 74-74 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Denver | James Urbanek (C) Richard Jung | |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Elwood Zar makes the free throw | 75-74 |
| 00:51 | Denver | Roger Jones makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 00:36 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-77 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | Carlton Wilford hits the follow up shot | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Denver | Thomas Conner drills a jumper from the right side | 77-79 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | William Newton can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 77-79 |
| 00:04 | Denver | David Devine snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:02 | Denver | David Devine is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 77-79 |
| 00:02 | Denver | David Devine makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 00:02 | Denver | David Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Charles Jones misses long on a halfcourt shot | 77-81 |