| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nestor Stamey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-32 |
| 19:34 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre gets the rebound | 18-32 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen blows the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Harrison - foul #1 on Anthony Harrison, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 19:23 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko travels with the ball | 20-32 |
| 18:38 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 18:10 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 23-32 |
| 18:08 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Harrison | 23-34 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos Lesko - foul #2 on Carlos Lesko, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (PG), Eddie Odom (C) Sergio Juarez, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:25 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:05 | West Virginia | William Iverson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 25-34 |
| 17:03 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 16:55 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 16:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison is hacked by Nestor Stamey - foul #2 on Nestor Stamey, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lillard (SG), Frederick Wagner (SF), Kenneth Williams (C) Alton Wathen, Kevin Alexandre, Nestor Stamey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 16:09 | West Virginia | Chris Sanders is called for the reach on Larry Starcher - foul #1 on Chris Sanders, team foul #2 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez (SF), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Frederick Wagner, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Carlos Lesko (PF) Anthony Harrison, Timothy Caldera, William Iverson | |
| 15:51 | West Virginia | Eddie Odom is called for the reach on Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Eddie Odom, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG) Howard Lillard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SG), Thomas Schrantz (C) Larry Starcher, Derrick Key | |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Charles Galvin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Chris Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sergio Juarez (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Eddie Odom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Timothy Caldera (fresh) SF - Reggie Goodman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Carlos Lesko (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | West Virginia | Charles Galvin is called for the reach on Reggie Goodman - foul #4 on Charles Galvin, team foul #4 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Nestor Stamey (PF) Charles Galvin, Eddie Odom | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 15:15 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Fisher | 28-37 |
| 14:54 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 14:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 14:46 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz can't finish the layup | 28-37 |
| 14:44 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Caldera | 28-37 |
| 14:20 | West Virginia | Kevin Alexandre steals the ball from Carlos Lesko | 28-37 |
| 13:59 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kevin Alexandre | 30-37 |
| 13:38 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 13:36 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:29 | Western Illinois | Sergio Juarez loses the dribble to Reggie Goodman | 30-37 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Thomas Schrantz knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 30-39 |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Thomas Fisher - foul #1 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen (SG), Frederick Wagner (SF), Eddie Odom (PF), Kenneth Williams (C) Chris Sanders, Sergio Juarez, Nestor Stamey, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Anthony Harrison (SG), Derrick Key (PF), William Iverson (C) Thomas Fisher, Timothy Caldera, Carlos Lesko, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:41 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 12:41 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Derrick Key | 31-39 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Derrick Key misses the easy layup | 31-39 |
| 12:18 | West Virginia | William Iverson tips it home | 31-41 |
| 12:06 | Western Illinois | Frederick Wagner loses the ball out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lillard (PG) Kevin Alexandre | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Derrick Key buries a jump hook from the right block set up by William Iverson | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Howard Lillard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alton Wathen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frederick Wagner (fresh) PF - Eddie Odom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Starcher (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reggie Goodman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. PF - Derrick Key (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Iverson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Western Illinois | William Iverson blocks the short jumper by Howard Lillard | 31-43 |
| 11:26 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 11:01 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher is hacked by Howard Lillard - foul #1 on Howard Lillard, team foul #5 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey (PF) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera (SF) Reggie Goodman | |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | William Iverson knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Caldera and he's hacked by Kenneth Williams - foul #1 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #6 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (PG) Howard Lillard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | William Iverson misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 10:34 | Western Illinois | Eddie Odom grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 10:20 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen's floater is knocked away by William Iverson | 31-45 |
| 10:18 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Timothy Caldera | 31-45 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | William Iverson misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Williams - foul #2 on Kenneth Williams, team foul #7 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG), Sergio Juarez (SF) Chris Sanders, Eddie Odom | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko (PF) Derrick Key | |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | William Iverson makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | William Iverson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 09:58 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 09:42 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-46 |
| 09:40 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 09:23 | Western Illinois | Alton Wathen misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 09:22 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey hits the follow up shot | 33-46 |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko makes the turnaround near the basket set up by William Iverson and he's fouled by Sergio Juarez - foul #2 on Sergio Juarez, team foul #8 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (SG), Jeffrey Bartels (C) Alton Wathen, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG), Reggie Goodman (SF), Thomas Schrantz (C) Anthony Harrison, Timothy Caldera, William Iverson | |
| 09:00 | West Virginia | Carlos Lesko misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 09:00 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels pulls down the rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:41 | Western Illinois | Nestor Stamey misses the floater from the left side | 33-48 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman can't finish the layup but the foul's on Sergio Juarez - foul #3 on Sergio Juarez, team foul #9 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG) Larry Starcher | |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:02 | Western Illinois | Reggie Goodman picks off the pass by Chris Sanders | 33-49 |
| 07:37 | West Virginia | Reggie Goodman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Fisher | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sergio Juarez (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Nestor Stamey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Bartels (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reggie Goodman (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 stl. PF - Carlos Lesko (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Schrantz (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Chris Sanders, team foul #10 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Charles Galvin (PG), Alton Wathen (SG), Eddie Odom (SF), Kenneth Williams (PF) Kevin Alexandre, Chris Sanders, Sergio Juarez, Nestor Stamey | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG), Timothy Caldera (SF), Derrick Key (PF) Thomas Fisher, Reggie Goodman, Carlos Lesko | |
| 06:49 | West Virginia | Derrick Key connects on the runner in the paint set up by Anthony Harrison | 33-54 |
| 06:27 | Western Illinois | Jeffrey Bartels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-54 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (PG), Howard Lillard (SG), Frederick Wagner (SF) Charles Galvin, Alton Wathen, Jeffrey Bartels | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher (SG), William Iverson (C) Anthony Harrison, Thomas Schrantz | |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera misses the shot from the right side | 33-54 |
| 06:04 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher hits the follow up shot | 33-56 |
| 05:47 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre (PG) Howard Lillard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:21 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher travels with the ball | 33-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG) Larry Starcher | |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by William Iverson - foul #1 on William Iverson, team foul #4 | 33-56 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre makes the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 05:13 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre misses the 3rd free throw | 35-56 |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Iverson | 35-56 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chris Sanders - foul #3 on Chris Sanders, team foul #11 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski (PF) Eddie Odom | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 04:31 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher is fouled on the floor by Kevin Alexandre - foul #1 on Kevin Alexandre, team foul #12 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Howard Lillard (SG), Eddie Odom (C) Chris Sanders, Kenneth Williams | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Gerald Swarthout (PF) William Iverson | |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 35-59 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-60 |
| 03:50 | Western Illinois | Howard Lillard travels with the ball | 35-60 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (SG) Frederick Wagner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Derrick Key banks in the layup set up by Anthony Harrison | 35-62 |
| Lineup | Western Illinois | PG - Howard Lillard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Chris Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Alexandre (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Danny Evanski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Odom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Thomas Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Anthony Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Caldera (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gerald Swarthout (fresh) C - Derrick Key (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-62 |
| 03:10 | West Virginia | Derrick Key grabs the defensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 02:52 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera is whistled for traveling | 35-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams (C) Eddie Odom | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Iverson (C) Derrick Key | |
| 02:39 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre is hacked by Timothy Caldera - foul #2 on Timothy Caldera, team foul #5 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Starcher (PG) Anthony Harrison | |
| 02:34 | Western Illinois | Danny Evanski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-62 |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Howard Lillard - foul #2 on Howard Lillard, team foul #13 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Frederick Wagner (SF), Eddie Odom (C) Chris Sanders, Danny Evanski | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher makes the 1st free throw | 35-63 |
| 02:07 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 01:47 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams's layup is rejected by Gerald Swarthout | 35-64 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera pulls down the rebound | 35-64 |
| 01:29 | West Virginia | Larry Starcher makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-66 |
| 01:22 | Western Illinois | Howard Lillard makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Kevin Alexandre | 38-66 |
| 01:01 | West Virginia | Timothy Caldera drills a shot from the baseline set up by Larry Starcher | 38-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Western Illinois | Thomas Fisher is called for the reach on Kevin Alexandre - foul #2 on Thomas Fisher, team foul #6 | 38-68 |
| Subs | Western Illinois | Chris Sanders (SG) Howard Lillard | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Harrison (SG), Derrick Key (PF) Larry Starcher, Gerald Swarthout | |
| 00:52 | Western Illinois | Kenneth Williams buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Alexandre | 40-68 |
| Game Plan | Western Illinois | Western Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Derrick Key throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-68 |
| 00:24 | Western Illinois | Kevin Alexandre comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 40-68 |
| 00:23 | West Virginia | William Iverson snags the defensive board | 40-68 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Thomas Fisher runs out the clock | 40-68 |