| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Clair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Como (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Walter Como inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-33 |
| 19:40 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens tips it but misses | 39-33 |
| 19:38 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Walter Como - foul #1 on Walter Como, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 19:22 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Edward Stevens | 41-33 |
| 19:04 | Colorado State | Walter Como hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 19:03 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross hits the follow up shot | 41-35 |
| 18:46 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Carmelo Reyes | 44-35 |
| 18:17 | Colorado State | Carmelo Reyes steps in front of the Dennis Ward pass | 44-35 |
| 18:07 | West Virginia | Leonard Ross takes the ball from Carmelo Reyes | 44-35 |
| 17:49 | Colorado State | Cody Clair misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 44-35 |
| 17:47 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes snags the defensive board | 44-35 |
| 17:22 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 16:51 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis gets the rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Edward Stevens takes the ball from Robert Espinosa | 44-35 |
| 16:29 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross is hacked by Robert Espinosa - foul #2 on Robert Espinosa, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nicholas Hilton (SG) Richard Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), John Coleman (SF), Robert Scheerer (C) Dennis Ward, Walter Como, Leonard Ross | |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Nicholas Hilton - foul #1 on Nicholas Hilton, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:09 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:48 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis is hacked by Robert Scheerer - foul #2 on Robert Scheerer, team foul #2 | 44-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Nicholas Hilton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Louis Walker (SF), Gary Winegar (PF) Cody Clair, Edward Stevens | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Doug Curtis (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Espinosa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clay Likens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Coleman (fresh) SF - Louis Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Winegar (fresh) C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Michael Spears hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Figueroa and he's hacked by Gary Winegar - foul #2 on Gary Winegar, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| 15:43 | West Virginia | Michael Spears makes the free throw | 47-37 |
| 15:25 | Colorado State | Oscar Figueroa steals the ball from Robert Scheerer | 47-37 |
| 15:21 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa banks in the layup | 49-37 |
| 15:16 | Colorado State | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Walter Como (SG), Edward Stevens (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Clay Likens, John Coleman, Gary Winegar, Robert Scheerer | |
| 14:51 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens is hacked by Doug Curtis - foul #2 on Doug Curtis, team foul #3 | 49-37 |
| 14:36 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens banks in the layup set up by Dennis Ward | 49-39 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia | Michael Spears clanks a 3 from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 14:14 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa grabs the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:08 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes loses the dribble to Leonard Ross | 49-39 |
| 13:53 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 49-39 |
| 13:51 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Louis Walker steals the ball from Doug Curtis | 49-39 |
| 13:42 | Colorado State | Louis Walker hits the finger roll | 49-41 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa hits a runner near the basket set up by Michael Spears | 51-41 |
| 13:21 | Colorado State | Doug Curtis steals it from Walter Como | 51-41 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's fouled by Dennis Ward - foul #1 on Dennis Ward, team foul #4 | 51-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin (SF) Oscar Figueroa | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Cody Clair (SG), John Coleman (SF) Dennis Ward, Walter Como, Louis Walker | |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 13:10 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes makes the 3rd free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:56 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 12:54 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes buries a floater from the left side | 55-41 |
| 12:23 | Colorado State | Leonard Sumlin denies the turnaround by Clay Likens | 55-41 |
| 12:22 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| 12:10 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 12:09 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 12:02 | Colorado State | Clay Likens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Michael Jacobson (C) Michael Spears, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Walter Como (SF), Robert Scheerer (PF) Edward Stevens, Leonard Ross | |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes is hacked by Robert Scheerer - foul #3 on Robert Scheerer, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (PG) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Louis Walker (SF) Clay Likens, Walter Como | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Oscar Figueroa (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jacobson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Dennis Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cody Clair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Scheerer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Coleman (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | West Virginia | Cody Clair steals the ball from Leonard Sumlin | 55-41 |
| 11:24 | Colorado State | Cody Clair banks in the layup | 55-43 |
| 11:07 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin is fouled on the floor by Robert Scheerer - foul #4 on Robert Scheerer, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Charles Spafford (PF), Robert Espinosa (C) Carmelo Reyes, Michael Jacobson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Edward Stevens (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Robert Scheerer, John Coleman | |
| 10:59 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:57 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Cody Clair | 55-43 |
| 10:39 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 10:38 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens tips it home | 55-45 |
| 10:20 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Oscar Figueroa is blocked by Leonard Ross | 55-45 |
| 10:19 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 10:14 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward's 3 pointer is rejected by Leonard Sumlin | 55-45 |
| 10:13 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross tips it but misses | 55-45 |
| 10:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Charles Spafford | 55-45 |
| 10:04 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa snags the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa's pass is intercepted by Dennis Ward | 55-45 |
| 09:34 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward can't finish the layup | 55-45 |
| 09:33 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:19 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-45 |
| 09:17 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:13 | Colorado State | Charles Spafford blocks the jumper by Cody Clair | 55-45 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:56 | West Virginia | Edward Stevens steals the ball from Charles Spafford | 55-45 |
| 08:52 | Colorado State | Louis Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG), Doug Curtis (SG), Carmelo Reyes (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Oscar Figueroa, Richard Fitzgerald, Charles Spafford, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Walter Como (SG), Gary Winegar (SF), John Coleman (C) Dennis Ward, Cody Clair, Louis Walker, Leonard Ross | |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | Carmelo Reyes misses the easy layup | 55-45 |
| 08:25 | Colorado State | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 08:11 | Colorado State | Clay Likens misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 08:09 | Colorado State | John Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 07:57 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Walter Como | 55-47 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 07:42 | West Virginia | Michael Jacobson tips it in | 57-47 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Doug Curtis (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Carmelo Reyes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clay Likens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Como (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gary Winegar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Stevens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - John Coleman (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Colorado State | Michael Jacobson is called for the reach on Walter Como - foul #1 on Michael Jacobson, team foul #4 | 57-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa (C) Michael Jacobson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Cody Clair (SG), Robert Scheerer (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Gary Winegar, Edward Stevens, John Coleman | |
| 07:12 | Colorado State | Cody Clair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-47 |
| 07:05 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 07:03 | Colorado State | Walter Como grabs the board | 57-47 |
| 06:44 | Colorado State | Cody Clair lays it in | 57-49 |
| 06:22 | West Virginia | Michael Spears drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Sumlin | 59-49 |
| 06:08 | Colorado State | Cody Clair hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 59-49 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Leonard Sumlin hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Espinosa | 62-49 |
| 05:39 | Colorado State | Colorado State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Oscar Figueroa (SF) Leonard Sumlin | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Dennis Ward (PG), Louis Walker (SF), Edward Stevens (PF) Clay Likens, Walter Como, Robert Scheerer | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | Colorado State | Cody Clair's pass is intercepted by Carmelo Reyes | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis buries a runner from close range set up by Michael Spears and he's fouled by Edward Stevens - foul #3 on Edward Stevens, team foul #7 | 64-49 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis makes the free throw | 65-49 |
| 05:03 | Colorado State | Dennis Ward is hacked by Michael Spears in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Spears, team foul #5 | 65-49 |
| 04:51 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 65-51 |
| 04:34 | West Virginia | Robert Espinosa buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmelo Reyes | 67-51 |
| 04:27 | Colorado State | Louis Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 67-51 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross tips it in | 67-53 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Doug Curtis buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Carmelo Reyes | 70-53 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:46 | Colorado State | Louis Walker travels with the ball | 70-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald (SG), Leonard Sumlin (SF), Charles Spafford (PF), Michael Jacobson (C) Doug Curtis, Oscar Figueroa, Carmelo Reyes, Robert Espinosa | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Clay Likens (PG), Walter Como (SG), John Coleman (SF), Gary Winegar (PF), Robert Scheerer (C) Dennis Ward, Cody Clair, Louis Walker, Edward Stevens, Leonard Ross | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Michael Spears is hacked by Clay Likens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clay Likens, team foul #8 | 70-53 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses the 1st free throw | 70-53 |
| 03:42 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer grabs the board | 70-53 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Michael Spears (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Sumlin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Charles Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Clay Likens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Walter Como (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Coleman (fresh) PF - Gary Winegar (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Spafford - foul #1 on Charles Spafford, team foul #6 | 70-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG) Michael Spears | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:27 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer misses the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| 03:27 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald is hacked by Walter Como - foul #2 on Walter Como, team foul #9 | 70-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Nicholas Hilton (SG) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 72-54 |
| 02:52 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Jacobson - foul #2 on Michael Jacobson, team foul #7 | 72-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Doug Curtis (PG) Nicholas Hilton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 02:52 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar makes the 1st free throw | 72-55 |
| 02:52 | Colorado State | Gary Winegar makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-56 |
| 02:25 | Colorado State | Clay Likens grabs the board | 72-56 |
| 02:21 | Colorado State | John Coleman is called for traveling | 72-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Spears (PG) Doug Curtis | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Charles Spafford can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 72-56 |
| 01:57 | Colorado State | Clay Likens snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | Walter Como can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Richard Fitzgerald, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:51 | Colorado State | Walter Como makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Michael Spears misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 01:30 | Colorado State | John Coleman gets the rebound | 72-58 |
| 01:24 | Colorado State | Walter Como misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 72-58 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Jacobson | 72-58 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Michael Spears makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Sumlin | 75-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Colorado State | John Coleman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Clay Likens | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | Richard Fitzgerald scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Spears | 77-61 |
| 00:22 | Colorado State | Clay Likens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-61 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Michael Spears runs out the clock | 77-61 |