| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Edward Glover inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | LSU | Malcolm Weight is fouled on the floor by Irvin Mickens - foul #1 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:30 | LSU | Edward Glover clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 19:29 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens clanks a shot from the right side | 39-39 |
| 19:15 | LSU | Michael Frye grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Malcolm Weight double dribbles | 39-39 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 18:51 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens tips it home | 39-41 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Michael Frye jams it set up by Malcolm Weight and he's hacked by Irvin Mickens - foul #2 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| 18:28 | LSU | Michael Frye makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 18:14 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-41 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Linhart | 42-41 |
| 17:48 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-43 |
| 17:26 | LSU | Irvin Mickens is called for the reach on Edward Glover - foul #3 on Irvin Mickens, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (SF), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Malcolm Weight, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), James McCarrol (SF), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, Irvin Mickens, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| 17:18 | LSU | Dewayne Billings hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Linhart - foul #1 on Michael Linhart, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 17:18 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 17:03 | West Virginia | James McCarrol misses the easy layup | 43-43 |
| 17:01 | LSU | The rebound goes to Darryl Chapman | 43-43 |
| 16:55 | LSU | Scott McPhie steals it from Harold Rankin | 43-43 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie jams it | 43-45 |
| 16:33 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-45 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler pulls down the rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 16:18 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG), Thomas Munguia (PF) Edward Glover, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Winterberg (SG), Randall Green (PF) Michael Linhart, Charles Chang | |
| 15:48 | LSU | Dewayne Billings buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Malcolm Weight | 46-45 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Scott McPhie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Winterberg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie is hacked by William Park - foul #1 on William Park, team foul #1 | 46-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Mark Reed (SG), Michael Frye (C) Malcolm Weight, Dewayne Billings, Darryl Chapman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Howard Epperson (C) Scott McPhie, James McCarrol, Herbert Sadler | |
| 15:26 | West Virginia | James Winterberg makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Quackenbush | 46-48 |
| 15:05 | LSU | William Park's floater is tipped away by Howard Epperson | 46-48 |
| 15:04 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the defensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 14:51 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens buries a jump hook from close range | 46-50 |
| 14:29 | LSU | Michael Frye knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Mark Reed | 48-50 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | James Winterberg knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Irvin Mickens | 48-52 |
| 13:57 | LSU | Michael Frye can't connect on a runner from close range | 48-52 |
| 13:56 | West Virginia | James Winterberg snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 13:50 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the floater from close range | 48-52 |
| 13:48 | LSU | Roger Neu pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 13:37 | LSU | Roger Neu hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 13:36 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 13:34 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Neu - foul #4 on Roger Neu, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (PG), Edward Glover (SG), Darryl Chapman (PF), Harold Rankin (C) Roger Neu, William Park, Thomas Munguia, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Michael Linhart (SG), Charles Chang (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) John Quackenbush, James Winterberg, Randall Green, Howard Epperson | |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Dewayne Billings steps in front of the Scott McPhie pass | 48-52 |
| 13:06 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 13:05 | LSU | Mark Reed tips it home | 50-52 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dewayne Billings - foul #2 on Dewayne Billings, team foul #3 | 50-52 |
| Subs | LSU | Malcolm Weight (PG) Mark Reed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 12:47 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 12:28 | LSU | Irvin Mickens steals the ball from Edward Glover | 50-54 |
| 12:13 | West Virginia | Charles Chang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-54 |
| Subs | LSU | Michael Frye (C) Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James McCarrol (SF) Scott McPhie, Irvin Mickens | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Edward Glover banks in the layup set up by Malcolm Weight and he's fouled by Herbert Sadler - foul #1 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randall Green (PF), Howard Epperson (C) Charles Chang, Herbert Sadler | |
| 11:54 | LSU | Edward Glover makes the free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 53-54 |
| 11:31 | LSU | Darryl Chapman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-54 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Malcolm Weight (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Dewayne Billings (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Howard Epperson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-54 |
| 11:16 | West Virginia | Randall Green snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | James McCarrol hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Linhart and he's fouled by Darryl Chapman - foul #2 on Darryl Chapman, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | LSU | Mark Reed (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Edward Glover, Darryl Chapman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | James McCarrol makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Mark Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Linhart - foul #2 on Michael Linhart, team foul #6 | 53-57 |
| Subs | LSU | Harold Rankin (C) Michael Frye | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG) John Quackenbush | |
| 10:47 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Mark Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Mark Reed - foul #4 on Mark Reed, team foul #5 | 55-57 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (SF) Mark Reed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens (SF), Charles Chang (PF) James McCarrol, Randall Green | |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 10:33 | LSU | Thomas Munguia gets the rebound | 55-57 |
| 10:26 | LSU | Harold Rankin drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Malcolm Weight | 57-57 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | Charles Chang tips it in | 57-59 |
| 09:54 | LSU | Dewayne Billings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-59 |
| 09:53 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 09:34 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Linhart | 57-61 |
| 09:15 | LSU | Thomas Munguia hits a fadeaway from the left block | 59-61 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens can't connect on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Malcolm Weight - foul #1 on Malcolm Weight, team foul #6 | 59-61 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (PG), Darryl Chapman (PF), Michael Frye (C) Malcolm Weight, Thomas Munguia, Harold Rankin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), James Winterberg (SG), Randall Green (PF), Herbert Sadler (C) Scott McPhie, Michael Linhart, Charles Chang, Howard Epperson | |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 09:04 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 08:44 | LSU | Randall Green steals it from Michael Frye | 59-62 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler tips it in | 59-64 |
| 08:02 | LSU | Michael Frye can't finish the layup | 59-64 |
| 08:01 | LSU | William Park tips it home | 61-64 |
| 07:46 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens drills a turnaround in the paint | 61-66 |
| 07:27 | LSU | Michael Frye lays it in and he's hacked by Herbert Sadler - foul #2 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Roger Neu (PG), Mark Reed (SF), Thomas Munguia (PF) Dewayne Billings, William Park, Darryl Chapman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Linhart (SG), James McCarrol (SF) James Winterberg, Irvin Mickens | |
| 07:27 | LSU | Michael Frye makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Thomas Munguia (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - James McCarrol (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | West Virginia | Randall Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-66 |
| 06:53 | LSU | Michael Frye can't finish the layup | 64-66 |
| 06:52 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Munguia | 64-66 |
| 06:36 | LSU | Mark Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-66 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG), Darryl Chapman (C) Edward Glover, Michael Frye | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Scott McPhie (PG), Charles Chang (PF), Howard Epperson (C) John Quackenbush, Randall Green, Herbert Sadler | |
| 06:28 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-66 |
| 06:26 | LSU | Darryl Chapman pulls down the rebound | 64-66 |
| 06:06 | LSU | Roger Neu buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 66-66 |
| 05:53 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Chang | 66-69 |
| 05:35 | LSU | Roger Neu misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-69 |
| 05:34 | West Virginia | Howard Epperson grabs the defensive rebound | 66-69 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | James McCarrol clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 66-69 |
| 05:26 | LSU | The rebound goes to Roger Neu | 66-69 |
| 05:20 | LSU | Darryl Chapman's pass is intercepted by Michael Linhart | 66-69 |
| 05:09 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-69 |
| 05:08 | LSU | Roger Neu gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 04:51 | LSU | Thomas Munguia drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Dewayne Billings | 68-69 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | Scott McPhie scores on a floater from the right wing set up by James McCarrol | 68-71 |
| 04:28 | LSU | Thomas Munguia hits a floater from the left side | 70-71 |
| 04:28 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Edward Glover (SG), Michael Frye (C) Dewayne Billings, Darryl Chapman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Quackenbush (PG), Irvin Mickens (SF), Randall Green (PF) Scott McPhie, James McCarrol, Charles Chang | |
| 04:15 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-71 |
| 04:14 | LSU | Roger Neu gets the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:55 | LSU | Edward Glover is hacked by Randall Green - foul #3 on Randall Green, team foul #8 | 70-71 |
| Subs | LSU | Darryl Chapman (PF) Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Herbert Sadler (C) Howard Epperson | |
| 03:55 | LSU | Edward Glover misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | Randall Green pulls down the rebound | 70-71 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Reed - foul #5 on Mark Reed, team foul #7 | 70-71 |
| Subs | LSU | William Park (SF) Mark Reed | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens misses the 1st free throw | 70-71 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens makes the 2nd free throw | 70-72 |
| 03:30 | LSU | Edward Glover drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Roger Neu | 73-72 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Roger Neu (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Edward Glover (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Park (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - John Quackenbush (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Linhart (fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - Irvin Mickens (fresh) 21 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Green (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Herbert Sadler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens is whistled for a carry | 73-72 |
| Subs | LSU | Dewayne Billings (SG) William Park | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 03:02 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the jumpshot from the left side | 75-72 |
| 02:49 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Irvin Mickens | 75-75 |
| 02:31 | LSU | Dewayne Billings can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 75-75 |
| 02:30 | LSU | Edward Glover tips it but misses | 75-75 |
| 02:29 | LSU | Roger Neu tips it but misses | 75-75 |
| 02:27 | LSU | Michael Frye tips it home | 77-75 |
| 02:05 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens hits a shot from the baseline set up by Herbert Sadler | 77-77 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings is hacked by Herbert Sadler - foul #3 on Herbert Sadler, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF) Darryl Chapman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Howard Epperson (C) Herbert Sadler | |
| 01:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 01:44 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens comes up short on the shot from the right block | 79-77 |
| 01:19 | LSU | Michael Frye pulls down the rebound | 79-77 |
| 01:08 | LSU | Dewayne Billings scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 81-77 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart is fouled on the floor by Michael Frye - foul #2 on Michael Frye, team foul #8 | 81-77 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart makes the 2nd free throw | 81-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:42 | LSU | Michael Frye banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Neu | 83-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Roger Neu steps in front of the John Quackenbush pass in the backcourt | 83-79 |
| 00:38 | LSU | Dewayne Billings lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Neu | 85-79 |
| 00:33 | West Virginia | Irvin Mickens travels with the ball | 85-79 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Michael Linhart is called for the reach on Dewayne Billings in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Linhart, team foul #10 | 85-79 |
| Subs | LSU | Darryl Chapman (PF) Thomas Munguia | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:31 | LSU | Dewayne Billings misses the 1st free throw | 85-79 |
| 00:31 | LSU | Dewayne Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 86-79 |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 86-79 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | Randall Green grabs the offensive rebound | 86-79 |
| 00:19 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-79 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Randall Green | 86-79 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Quackenbush | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:12 | LSU | Darryl Chapman is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Linhart - foul #4 on Michael Linhart, team foul #11 | 86-82 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Darryl Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:12 | LSU | Darryl Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 87-82 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Michael Linhart knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 87-85 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Roger Neu is hacked by John Quackenbush in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Quackenbush, team foul #12 | 87-85 |
| Subs | LSU | Thomas Munguia (PF) Darryl Chapman | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:04 | LSU | Roger Neu makes the 1st free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:04 | LSU | Roger Neu misses the 2nd free throw | 88-85 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Irvin Mickens | 88-85 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 88-85 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | John Quackenbush misses long on a halfcourt shot | 88-85 |