| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hart (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Parise (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) C - William Dickison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Hart inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | West Virginia | John Parise drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 39-33 |
| 19:34 | Southern | William Dickison makes the shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Hershel Tackitt - foul #1 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| 19:34 | Southern | William Dickison makes the free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:06 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by John Parise | 41-36 |
| 18:53 | Southern | Edward Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-36 |
| 18:52 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 18:30 | West Virginia | David Hart is hacked by Dale Underwood - foul #3 on Dale Underwood, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Zuckerman (SF) Dale Underwood | |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | John Parise is hacked by William Dickison - foul #3 on William Dickison, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Stevens (C) William Dickison | |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Parise | 43-36 |
| 17:34 | Southern | Thomas Barnett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-36 |
| 17:32 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Stevens - foul #2 on Michael Stevens, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg (PF) John Parise | |
| Subs | Southern | Mark Huff (C) Edward Williams | |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 17:15 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 17:04 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Grady Wotring - foul #2 on Grady Wotring, team foul #2 | 45-36 |
| 17:04 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 17:04 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 45-38 |
| 16:37 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt tips it but misses | 45-38 |
| 16:35 | Southern | Michael Stevens pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:28 | Southern | Hershel Tackitt swats the short shot by Michael Stevens | 45-38 |
| 16:26 | Southern | Michael Stevens grabs the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 16:13 | Southern | David Hart steals the ball from Melvin Albanese | 45-38 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt is whistled for traveling | 45-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (SG) Dragan Meleski | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (PG), John Henderson (SG), Dale Underwood (SF), Edward Williams (PF), William Dickison (C) Thomas Barnett, Melvin Albanese, Robert Zuckerman, Michael Stevens, Mark Huff | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brian Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Rugg (fresh) C - Hershel Tackitt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Steven Willis (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Henderson (fresh) SF - Dale Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) C - William Dickison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Southern | William Dickison is hacked by Jimmy Rugg - foul #1 on Jimmy Rugg, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Parise (PF) Grady Wotring | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:11 | Southern | Dale Underwood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 15:10 | Southern | John Henderson snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 14:48 | Southern | John Henderson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Underwood | 45-40 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Dickison - foul #4 on William Dickison, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Dragan Meleski (SG) Brian Wade, Jimmy Rugg | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG), Michael Stevens (C) John Henderson, William Dickison | |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:19 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 14:08 | Southern | Grady Wotring steps in front of the Steven Willis pass | 47-40 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 49-40 |
| 13:32 | Southern | Thomas Barnett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 13:30 | Southern | Edward Williams tips it home | 49-42 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt is fouled on the floor by Edward Williams - foul #2 on Edward Williams, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (PF), Carlos Wilson (C) John Parise, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG), Robert Zuckerman (SF), Mark Huff (C) Steven Willis, Dale Underwood, Edward Williams | |
| 12:37 | West Virginia | David Hart clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-42 |
| 12:35 | Southern | The rebound goes to Melvin Albanese | 49-42 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Melvin Albanese buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Robert Zuckerman and he's hacked by Carlos Wilson - foul #2 on Carlos Wilson, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| 12:28 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:28 | West Virginia | Carlos Wilson gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | David Hart buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Brian Wade and the foul's on Robert Zuckerman - foul #1 on Robert Zuckerman, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg (PF) Brian Wade | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 12:07 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:53 | Southern | Thomas Barnett is denied on a layup by Jimmy Rugg | 52-45 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Carlos Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 11:25 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski lays it in on a nice dish by Grady Wotring | 54-45 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hart (tiring) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Jimmy Rugg (fresh) C - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zuckerman (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Stevens (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Mark Huff (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:06 | Southern | Michael Stevens misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 54-45 |
| 11:05 | Southern | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Huff | 54-45 |
| 10:52 | Southern | David Hart steps in front of the Robert Zuckerman pass | 54-45 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring can't throw it down | 54-45 |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | David Hart is hacked by Thomas Barnett - foul #1 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #7 | 54-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (SG), John Parise (PF), Hershel Tackitt (C) Dragan Meleski, Jimmy Rugg, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern | Dale Underwood (SF), Edward Williams (PF), Brian Pickard (C) Robert Zuckerman, Michael Stevens, Mark Huff | |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:34 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 10:21 | Southern | Edward Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-45 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia | John Parise grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Hart | 58-45 |
| 09:57 | Southern | Thomas Barnett is hacked by Brian Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Wade, team foul #5 | 58-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terry Fraise (SG) David Hart | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (PG), John Henderson (SG) Thomas Barnett, Melvin Albanese | |
| 09:38 | Southern | Edward Williams misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Terry Fraise - foul #2 on Terry Fraise, team foul #6 | 58-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG) Terry Fraise | |
| Subs | Southern | Robert Zuckerman (SG) John Henderson | |
| 09:38 | Southern | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:38 | Southern | Edward Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski blows the layup | 58-47 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt hits the follow up shot | 60-47 |
| 08:50 | Southern | Steven Willis misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:49 | West Virginia | John Parise snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 08:24 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Dragan Meleski | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:57 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by John Parise - foul #3 on John Parise, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Hart (SF), Jimmy Rugg (PF), Carlos Wilson (C) Brian Wade, John Parise, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Southern | Thomas Barnett (PG), Melvin Albanese (SG), William Dickison (C) Steven Willis, Dale Underwood, Brian Pickard | |
| 07:57 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:57 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman misses the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 07:51 | West Virginia | David Hart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 07:49 | Southern | Thomas Barnett pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:44 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-51 |
| 07:15 | West Virginia | David Hart connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Grady Wotring | 65-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grady Wotring (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dragan Meleski (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hart (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Jimmy Rugg (fresh) 3 reb. C - Carlos Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Zuckerman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Dickison (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:09 | Southern | Robert Zuckerman connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Albanese | 65-53 |
| 06:43 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Grady Wotring | 67-53 |
| 06:35 | Southern | Edward Williams is whistled for a carry | 67-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Brian Wade (SG), Hershel Tackitt (C) Dragan Meleski, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern | John Henderson (SF), Michael Stevens (PF) Robert Zuckerman, Edward Williams | |
| 06:19 | West Virginia | David Hart loses the ball out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Parise (PF) Grady Wotring | |
| Subs | Southern | Dale Underwood (SF) John Henderson | |
| 06:03 | Southern | Thomas Barnett can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 67-53 |
| 06:01 | Southern | William Dickison tips it but misses | 67-53 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Brian Wade pulls down the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:40 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt comes up short on the runner from the right block | 67-53 |
| 05:39 | Southern | William Dickison gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 05:35 | Southern | Thomas Barnett travels with the ball | 67-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG), Terry Fraise (SG) David Hart, Jimmy Rugg | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 05:13 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 05:11 | Southern | Melvin Albanese gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 04:49 | Southern | William Dickison can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Hershel Tackitt - foul #2 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #8 | 67-53 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski (SG), David Hart (SF), Carlos Wilson (C) Terry Fraise, John Parise, Hershel Tackitt | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (SG), John Henderson (SF), Edward Williams (PF) Melvin Albanese, Dale Underwood, Michael Stevens | |
| 04:49 | Southern | William Dickison makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 04:49 | Southern | William Dickison makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | David Hart makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Dragan Meleski | 69-55 |
| 03:55 | Southern | Edward Williams makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Barnett | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 69-58 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski grabs the offensive board | 69-58 |
| 03:18 | West Virginia | David Hart buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Grady Wotring | 72-58 |
| 02:55 | Southern | Thomas Barnett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 72-61 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg (SF), John Parise (PF), Hershel Tackitt (C) Grady Wotring, Brian Wade, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | Southern | Melvin Albanese (SG), Dale Underwood (SF) Steven Willis, John Henderson | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - David Hart (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. SG - Dragan Meleski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jimmy Rugg (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Parise (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Hershel Tackitt (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Thomas Barnett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Albanese (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Underwood (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Williams (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Dickison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:26 | West Virginia | A charge is called on David Hart - foul #1 on David Hart, team foul #9 | 72-61 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Stevens (C) William Dickison | |
| 02:08 | Southern | Dale Underwood makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Jimmy Rugg - foul #2 on Jimmy Rugg, team foul #10 | 72-63 |
| 02:08 | Southern | Dale Underwood makes the free throw | 72-64 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | John Parise is called for a charge - foul #4 on John Parise, team foul #11 | 72-64 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grady Wotring (PG) Jimmy Rugg | |
| Subs | Southern | William Dickison (C) Michael Stevens | |
| 01:35 | Southern | Dale Underwood misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hershel Tackitt - foul #3 on Hershel Tackitt, team foul #12 | 72-64 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Dale Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:35 | Southern | Dale Underwood misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 01:35 | West Virginia | David Hart pulls down the rebound | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:13 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 72-65 |
| 01:12 | West Virginia | John Parise grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Thomas Barnett is called for the reach on Dragan Meleski - foul #2 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #8 | 72-65 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:53 | West Virginia | Dragan Meleski makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Southern | Melvin Albanese misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-65 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hershel Tackitt | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt is hacked by Thomas Barnett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Barnett, team foul #9 | 74-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jimmy Rugg (PF) John Parise | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Hershel Tackitt makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:35 | Southern | Dale Underwood clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-65 |
| 00:34 | West Virginia | David Hart grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring lays it up and in set up by David Hart | 78-65 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Melvin Albanese is hacked by David Hart - foul #2 on David Hart, team foul #13 | 78-65 |
| Subs | West Virginia | John Parise (PF) Jimmy Rugg | |
| Subs | Southern | Steven Willis (PG), Robert Zuckerman (SF), Michael Stevens (PF), Mark Huff (C) Thomas Barnett, Dale Underwood, Edward Williams, William Dickison | |
| 00:01 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 00:01 | Southern | Melvin Albanese makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Grady Wotring runs out the clock | 78-67 |