| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Hart (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Parise (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mount (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Maag (fresh) PF - Shannon Carlyle (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Ellis Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hart inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from David Hart and he's hacked by Tracy Robinson - foul #2 on Tracy Robinson, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 19:20 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount is hacked by Dragan Meleski - foul #2 on Dragan Meleski, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:00 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 39-33 |
| 18:13 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount's fadeaway is rejected by Hershel Tackitt | 39-33 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 17:54 | West Virginia | David Hart drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Grady Wotring | 42-33 |
| 17:37 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Parise | 42-33 |
| 17:13 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Hershel Tackitt | 44-33 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag is fouled on the floor by Hershel Tackitt - foul #1 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg (PF) John Parise | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), Nicholas Kremer (SF), James Doughty (PF), Eric Taylor (C) Tracy Robinson, Brian Maag, Shannon Carlyle, Ellis Brooks | |
| 16:46 | Nicholls State | James Doughty drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Bill Houchens | 44-35 |
| 16:19 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Kremer - foul #3 on Nicholas Kremer, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (SG) Dragan Meleski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Norman Pope (SG), Lonny Henry (C) Steven Mount, Nicholas Kremer | |
| 16:03 | West Virginia | Eric Taylor takes the ball from Hershel Tackitt | 44-35 |
| 15:48 | Nicholls State | James Doughty hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-35 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Wade (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jimmy Rugg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Houchens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Pope (fresh) SF - James Doughty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonny Henry (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-35 |
| 15:31 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt grabs the offensive board | 44-35 |
| 15:02 | West Virginia | James Doughty is called for the reach on David Hart - foul #1 on James Doughty, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), John Parise (PF) Grady Wotring, Brian Wade | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG), Steven Mount (SG), Brian Maag (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF), Ellis Brooks (C) Bill Houchens, Norman Pope, James Doughty, Eric Taylor, Lonny Henry | |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | David Hart connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dragan Meleski | 46-35 |
| 14:17 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:15 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount can't tip it in | 46-35 |
| 14:14 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag gets the offensive rebound | 46-35 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on John Parise - foul #3 on John Parise, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Jimmy Rugg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:52 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | David Hart misses the shot from the left block | 46-37 |
| 13:24 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:13 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-37 |
| 13:11 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:01 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks loses the dribble to Hershel Tackitt | 46-37 |
| 12:36 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski clanks a shot near the basket | 46-37 |
| 12:35 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:13 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag loses the dribble to Dragan Meleski | 46-37 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Brian Maag - foul #1 on Brian Maag, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (PF) John Parise | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), Nicholas Kremer (SF), James Doughty (PF), Eric Taylor (C) Tracy Robinson, Brian Maag, Shannon Carlyle, Ellis Brooks | |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 11:48 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Wade (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. C - Hershel Tackitt (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Houchens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Mount (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Kremer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Doughty (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Nicholls State | James Doughty comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-37 |
| 11:37 | West Virginia | Brian Wade gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Dragan Meleski | 50-37 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Wade - foul #2 on Brian Wade, team foul #4 | 50-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terry Fraise (SG), Jimmy Rugg (PF), Carlos Wilson (C) Dragan Meleski, David Hart, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle (PF) Nicholas Kremer | |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount misses the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:55 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Brian Wade clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Mount - foul #2 on Steven Mount, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Norman Pope (SG), Brian Maag (SF) Steven Mount, Eric Taylor | |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Brian Wade misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 10:31 | West Virginia | Brian Wade makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:20 | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 10:18 | Nicholls State | James Doughty tips it home | 51-40 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Terry Fraise hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Norman Pope - foul #2 on Norman Pope, team foul #6 | 51-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (PG), David Hart (SF) Grady Wotring, Brian Wade | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG) Norman Pope | |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Terry Fraise makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:49 | West Virginia | Terry Fraise makes the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 09:27 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Parise (PF) Terry Fraise | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 09:03 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 09:02 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Shannon Carlyle | 53-40 |
| 08:44 | Nicholls State | Dragan Meleski is called for the reach on Bill Houchens - foul #3 on Dragan Meleski, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Jimmy Rugg | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Steven Mount (SG), Nicholas Kremer (SF), Eric Taylor (PF), Ellis Brooks (C) Bill Houchens, Brian Maag, Shannon Carlyle, James Doughty | |
| 08:20 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-40 |
| 08:18 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 08:05 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 08:04 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the board | 53-40 |
| 07:43 | West Virginia | Eric Taylor picks off the pass by John Parise | 53-40 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Parise (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Carlos Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Tracy Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Mount (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Kremer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ellis Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Kremer is hacked by John Parise - foul #4 on John Parise, team foul #6 | 53-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (SF), Hershel Tackitt (C) David Hart, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Brian Maag (SF), Shannon Carlyle (PF) Nicholas Kremer, Eric Taylor | |
| 07:29 | Nicholls State | Shannon Carlyle misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 07:28 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag tips it in | 53-42 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Steven Mount is called for the reach on Dragan Meleski - foul #3 on Steven Mount, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg (PF) John Parise | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), James Doughty (C) Tracy Robinson, Ellis Brooks | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:54 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount is called for traveling | 55-42 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Brian Maag steals it from Dragan Meleski | 55-42 |
| 06:08 | Nicholls State | Brian Maag hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-42 |
| 06:06 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Brian Wade | 55-42 |
| 05:39 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Wade | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 57-42 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski is fouled on the floor by Shannon Carlyle - foul #1 on Shannon Carlyle, team foul #8 | 57-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (SF), John Parise (PF), Carlos Wilson (C) Brian Wade, Jimmy Rugg, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson (PG), Eric Taylor (PF), Ellis Brooks (C) Bill Houchens, Brian Maag, Shannon Carlyle | |
| 04:56 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Ellis Brooks grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 04:49 | Nicholls State | Steven Mount hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 57-42 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Carlos Wilson grabs the board | 57-42 |
| 04:27 | West Virginia | Carlos Wilson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 59-42 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Hart - foul #2 on David Hart, team foul #7 | 59-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terry Fraise (SG) Dragan Meleski | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Norman Pope (SG), Nicholas Kremer (SF) Steven Mount, Ellis Brooks | |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:22 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 04:22 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | Carlos Wilson's layup is rejected by Eric Taylor | 59-43 |
| 04:06 | Nicholls State | James Doughty grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:02 | Nicholls State | Tracy Robinson banks in the layup | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Norman Pope is called for the reach on David Hart - foul #3 on Norman Pope, team foul #9 | 59-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (SG), Hershel Tackitt (C) Terry Fraise, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens (PG), Lonny Henry (C) Tracy Robinson, James Doughty | |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Brian Wade (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Hart (fresh) 28 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Parise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Bill Houchens (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Pope (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Nicholas Kremer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Lonny Henry (fresh) | |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | John Parise is called for the reach on Nicholas Kremer - foul #5 on John Parise, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terry Fraise (SG) John Parise | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Kremer makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 03:20 | Nicholls State | Nicholas Kremer makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-47 |
| 02:53 | Nicholls State | Lonny Henry snags the defensive board | 61-47 |
| 02:39 | Nicholls State | Norman Pope can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 02:23 | West Virginia | Bill Houchens steals the ball from Terry Fraise | 61-47 |
| 02:02 | Nicholls State | Lonny Henry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), Jimmy Rugg (PF) Terry Fraise, Brian Wade | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Doughty (PF) Eric Taylor | |
| 01:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Hershel Tackitt | 63-47 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jimmy Rugg - foul #1 on Jimmy Rugg, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor (C) Lonny Henry | |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:22 | Nicholls State | Bill Houchens makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:58 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 65-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor banks in the layup and the foul's on Jimmy Rugg - foul #2 on Jimmy Rugg, team foul #10 | 65-50 |
| 00:52 | Nicholls State | Eric Taylor makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses badly on a floater near the basket | 65-51 |
| 00:24 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to James Doughty | 65-51 |
| 00:16 | Nicholls State | Hershel Tackitt steals the ball from Norman Pope | 65-51 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring runs out the clock | 65-51 |