| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Raymond Humphrey (fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (fresh) SF - Andrew Hinds (fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fresh) C - Miladen Zamzam (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fresh) SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) SF - Robert Ramsey (fresh) PF - James Ferrel (fresh) C - William Hyde (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:52 | Western Michigan | Gerard Jeter picks off the pass by William Hyde | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | William Hyde swats the short shot by Phillip Townsend | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend blows the wide open layup | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Humphrey and he's hacked by James Ferrel - foul #1 on James Ferrel, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:43 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits a floater from the right block | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is fouled on the floor by Nathan Tye - foul #1 on Nathan Tye, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 18:03 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 18:02 | Western Michigan | William Hyde gets the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel hits a runner in the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey double dribbles in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Nathan Tye (C) Raymond Humphrey, Miladen Zamzam | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Sean Gibson (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Alford (C) Denis Tate, Lewis Thibodeau, Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, William Hyde | |
| 17:26 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Alford | 5-7 |
| 17:16 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Andrew Hinds | 7-7 |
| 17:14 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman loses the dribble to Gerard Jeter in the backcourt | 7-7 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter hits the finger roll | 9-7 |
| 16:58 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman is wide open but clanks a jump hook in the paint | 9-7 |
| 16:57 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Phillip Townsend | 9-7 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds misses short on an open shot from the left block | 9-7 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye tips it back up and in | 11-7 |
| 16:49 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman is hacked by Andrew Hinds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #2 | 11-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG), Miladen Zamzam (C) James Grey, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Wade Johnson (SF), James Ferrel (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Jason Fleshman, Raymond Buell, Paul Wolfe, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 16:40 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the baseline | 11-7 |
| 16:39 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 16:33 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Miladen Zamzam | 13-7 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Phillip Townsend - foul #1 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Nathan Tye (PF) Leon James, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), William Hyde (C) Sean Gibson, Wade Johnson, Martin Hatter | |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 16:08 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 15:49 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the defensive rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Raymond Humphrey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Hinds (tiring) PF - Nathan Tye (fresh) 4 pts. C - Miladen Zamzam (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (fairly fresh) SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Ramsey (fairly fresh) PF - James Ferrel (tiring) 6 pts. C - William Hyde (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau is whistled for a carry | 13-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Miladen Zamzam | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (PG), Paul Wolfe (PF) Denis Tate, James Ferrel | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend hits a shot in the lane set up by Gerard Jeter and he's fouled by Paul Wolfe - foul #1 on Paul Wolfe, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam (C) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell (SF) Robert Ramsey | |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the free throw | 16-9 |
| 15:29 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman is hacked by Phillip Townsend in the backcourt - foul #2 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 15:19 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell misses the lay-in | 16-9 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Lewis Thibodeau, William Hyde | |
| 15:07 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 15:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Gerard Jeter | 16-9 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Buell - foul #1 on Raymond Buell, team foul #3 | 16-9 |
| 14:47 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter is fouled on the floor by Raymond Buell - foul #2 on Raymond Buell, team foul #4 | 16-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), Wade Johnson (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Jason Fleshman, Raymond Buell, Jeffrey Alford, Paul Wolfe | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Lewis Thibodeau takes the ball from Nathan Tye | 16-9 |
| 14:38 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey lays it in on a nice dish by Lewis Thibodeau | 16-11 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 16-11 |
| 14:28 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 14:26 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG) Leon James | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF), William Hyde (C) Wade Johnson, Martin Hatter | |
| 14:05 | West Virginia | James Grey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 14:04 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 13:51 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Ramsey | 16-14 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Lewis Thibodeau steals it from James Grey | 16-14 |
| 13:35 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lewis Thibodeau | 16-16 |
| 13:32 | West Virginia | Lewis Thibodeau is called for the reach on Gerard Jeter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) James Grey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Sean Gibson (SF), Paul Wolfe (C) Lewis Thibodeau, Robert Ramsey, William Hyde | |
| 13:20 | West Virginia | James Ferrel picks off the pass by Andrew Hinds | 16-16 |
| 13:02 | Western Michigan | Andrew Hinds is called for the reach on Denis Tate - foul #2 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF) Raymond Humphrey, Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Denis Tate, James Ferrel, Paul Wolfe | |
| 12:42 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Alford | 16-18 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-18 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Leon James misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 16-18 |
| 12:33 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson pulls down the rebound | 16-18 |
| 12:31 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman is hacked by Nathan Tye in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Tye, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 12:17 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 16-18 |
| 12:15 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford gets the offensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 16-18 |
| 11:54 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter tips it back up and in | 16-20 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson is denied on a layup by Martin Hatter | 16-20 |
| 11:32 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter snags the defensive board | 16-20 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon James (fairly fresh) SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) PF - Phillip Townsend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Miladen Zamzam (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jason Fleshman (tiring) SF - Wade Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Alford (fairly fresh) C - Martin Hatter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman blows the layup | 16-20 |
| 11:24 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson grabs the board | 16-20 |
| 11:20 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Leon James | 18-20 |
| 11:08 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson double dribbles | 18-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Andrew Hinds (SF) Leon James, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Robert Ramsey (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF), William Hyde (C) Sean Gibson, Jason Fleshman, Wade Johnson, Jeffrey Alford, Martin Hatter | |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | James Grey's pass is intercepted by Robert Ramsey in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 11:03 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses the lay-in | 18-20 |
| 11:02 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | William Hyde swats the short shot by Phillip Townsend | 18-22 |
| 10:52 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 10:35 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe scores on a driving attempt from close range | 18-24 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend buries a jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 10:06 | Western Michigan | William Hyde is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-24 |
| 10:05 | West Virginia | James Grey snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Lewis Thibodeau - foul #2 on Lewis Thibodeau, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nathan Tye (C) James Grey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SG), James Ferrel (PF) Lewis Thibodeau, William Hyde | |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey is fouled on the floor by Phillip Townsend - foul #3 on Phillip Townsend, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG) Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 09:42 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye is hacked by Denis Tate in the backcourt - foul #1 on Denis Tate, team foul #7 | 22-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG) Robert Ramsey | |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 09:39 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson connects on the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Andrew Hinds - foul #3 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #8 | 24-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Maurice Reynolds (SF) Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hyde (C) Paul Wolfe | |
| 09:10 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the free throw | 24-29 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter's pass is intercepted by Jason Fleshman in the backcourt | 24-29 |
| 08:56 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson makes the wide open 3 from the right corner set up by Denis Tate | 24-32 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam is hacked by Sean Gibson - foul #1 on Sean Gibson, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SF) Sean Gibson | |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-32 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Jason Fleshman steps in front of the Maurice Reynolds pass | 24-32 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Miladen Zamzam is called for the reach on Jason Fleshman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Miladen Zamzam, team foul #9 | 24-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leo Mays (SF) Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 24-32 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 08:10 | West Virginia | Leo Mays hits the finger roll | 26-34 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate is fouled in the backcourt by Raymond Humphrey - foul #1 on Raymond Humphrey, team foul #10 | 26-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF) Raymond Humphrey, Leo Mays | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (SG), Paul Wolfe (C) Jason Fleshman, William Hyde | |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 08:08 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 08:05 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 07:50 | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey misses long on an open runner from the right block | 26-35 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Andrew Patterson | 26-35 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Gerard Jeter misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 07:42 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 07:23 | Western Michigan | Denis Tate misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye grabs the board | 26-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon James (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Miladen Zamzam (very tired) 3 reb. C - Nathan Tye (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Denis Tate (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sean Gibson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Ramsey (tired) 6 pts. PF - James Ferrel (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wolfe (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Sean Gibson is called for the reach on Leon James in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Gibson, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF), Phillip Townsend (PF) Andrew Patterson, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman (SG), Wade Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF), Martin Hatter (C) Sean Gibson, Robert Ramsey, James Ferrel, Paul Wolfe | |
| 07:19 | West Virginia | Leon James misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 07:19 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 06:58 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford misses the runner from close range | 26-35 |
| 06:56 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter grabs the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Leon James - foul #1 on Leon James, team foul #11 | 26-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG) Leon James | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | William Hyde (C) Martin Hatter | |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 06:38 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 06:38 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend is open and buries a floater in the paint | 28-35 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses short on an open turnaround in the paint | 28-35 |
| 06:15 | Western Michigan | William Hyde grabs the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde is fouled on the floor by James Grey - foul #1 on James Grey, team foul #12 | 28-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Nathan Tye (C) James Grey, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Ramsey (SF), Paul Wolfe (PF) Wade Johnson, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | William Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 06:00 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Wolfe | 28-36 |
| 05:43 | Western Michigan | William Hyde is called for 5 seconds | 28-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | James Ferrel (PF) William Hyde | |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson (SF) Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter (C) Paul Wolfe | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Miladen Zamzam is called for 5 seconds | 28-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Phillip Townsend (PF) Raymond Humphrey, Nathan Tye | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:10 | Western Michigan | Miladen Zamzam steals it from Robert Ramsey | 28-36 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on James Ferrel - foul #2 on James Ferrel, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds (SF), Nathan Tye (C) James Grey, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (PF), William Hyde (C) James Ferrel, Martin Hatter | |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 04:55 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 04:44 | Western Michigan | William Hyde drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Paul Wolfe | 29-39 |
| 04:37 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend misses short on a shot from the right side | 29-39 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend tips it in | 31-39 |
| 04:31 | Western Michigan | Andrew Hinds steals the ball from Paul Wolfe in the backcourt | 31-39 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend clanks a floater near the basket | 31-39 |
| 04:15 | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Andrew Hinds - foul #4 on Andrew Hinds, team foul #13 | 31-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF) Phillip Townsend, Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson (SF), Jeffrey Alford (PF) Robert Ramsey, William Hyde | |
| 04:05 | Western Michigan | Jason Fleshman makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Paul Wolfe steals the ball from Gerard Jeter | 31-42 |
| 03:46 | Western Michigan | Wade Johnson double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF) James Grey, Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson (PG), Lewis Thibodeau (SG), Raymond Buell (SF), James Ferrel (PF) Denis Tate, Jason Fleshman, Wade Johnson, Paul Wolfe | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jeffrey Alford - foul #1 on Jeffrey Alford, team foul #11 | 33-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Phillip Townsend (PF) Raymond Humphrey | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:29 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sean Gibson and the foul's on Miladen Zamzam - foul #2 on Miladen Zamzam, team foul #14 | 34-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leon James (PG), Maurice Reynolds (SF) Andrew Patterson, Phillip Townsend | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 03:05 | Western Michigan | Jeffrey Alford makes the free throw | 34-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Leon James (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerard Jeter (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Maurice Reynolds (fresh) PF - Nathan Tye (tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Miladen Zamzam (very tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Sean Gibson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lewis Thibodeau (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Buell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Ferrel (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Alford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:50 | West Virginia | Leon James clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-45 |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 02:39 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-47 |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | Nathan Tye is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the left block | 34-47 |
| 02:25 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 02:04 | Western Michigan | Lewis Thibodeau drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sean Gibson | 34-50 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | Leon James misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-50 |
| 01:46 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Raymond Buell | 34-50 |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | James Ferrel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Grey (PG), Andrew Hinds (SF) Leon James, Maurice Reynolds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Paul Wolfe (PF), Martin Hatter (C) James Ferrel, Jeffrey Alford | |
| 01:18 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-50 |
| 01:17 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 01:15 | Western Michigan | Gerard Jeter steals the ball from Lewis Thibodeau in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| 01:14 | West Virginia | Andrew Hinds lays it up and in set up by Gerard Jeter | 36-50 |
| 01:04 | Western Michigan | Sean Gibson is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-50 |
| 01:03 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter tips it home | 36-52 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Lewis Thibodeau picks off the pass by Andrew Hinds in the backcourt | 36-52 |
| 00:55 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 36-52 |
| 00:54 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter tips it but misses | 36-52 |
| 00:53 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter tips it back up and in | 36-54 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | James Grey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 00:38 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 00:25 | Western Michigan | Raymond Buell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 00:23 | Western Michigan | Martin Hatter tips it home | 36-56 |
| 00:20 | West Virginia | James Grey is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Grey, team foul #15 | 36-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Raymond Humphrey (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF) James Grey, Andrew Hinds | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Denis Tate (PG), Wade Johnson (SF), William Hyde (C) Sean Gibson, Raymond Buell, Martin Hatter | |
| 00:04 | Western Michigan | William Hyde loses the dribble to Andrew Patterson | 36-56 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Andrew Patterson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 36-56 |