| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) SG - James Drexler (fresh) SF - Joe Miller (fresh) PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) C - Martin Reed (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Pollack (fresh) SG - Michael Parente (fresh) SF - Sean Hession (fresh) PF - Robert Cline (fresh) C - Edwin Kowitz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Joe Miller wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Martin Reed scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joe Miller | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Fairfield | Howard Pollack comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:22 | West Virginia | Joe Miller pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:17 | West Virginia | Joe Miller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Fairfield | Howard Pollack grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Fairfield | Sean Hession's layup is rejected by Robert Bonner | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joe Miller | 6-0 |
| 18:54 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 18:53 | West Virginia | Joe Miller gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 18:49 | West Virginia | James Drexler knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Ackley | 9-0 |
| 18:44 | Fairfield | Howard Pollack is fouled on the floor by Joe Miller - foul #1 on Joe Miller, team foul #1 | 9-0 |
| 18:28 | Fairfield | Sean Hession misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-0 |
| 18:26 | West Virginia | Martin Reed snags the defensive board | 9-0 |
| 18:24 | West Virginia | Robert Cline steps in front of the Martin Reed pass in the backcourt | 9-0 |
| 18:14 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 9-0 |
| 18:13 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz tips it in | 9-2 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | James Drexler double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-2 |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | Robert Cline drills a floater from the left block and he's fouled by Robert Bonner - foul #1 on Robert Bonner, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Henry Pate (SG), Samuel Hafley (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Justin Ackley, James Drexler, Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Lail (PG), Thomas Gebo (SG), Victor Thomas (SF), James Dance (C) Howard Pollack, Michael Parente, Sean Hession, Edwin Kowitz | |
| 17:57 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses the free throw | 9-4 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley pulls down the rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley is hacked by Victor Thomas - foul #1 on Victor Thomas, team foul #1 | 9-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Timothy Brice (C) Robert Cline | |
| 17:21 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley misses the 3 from the left corner | 9-4 |
| 17:20 | Fairfield | Timothy Brice gets the rebound | 9-4 |
| 17:05 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas misses the shot in the lane | 9-4 |
| 17:04 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-4 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | James Dance's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Robert Bonner (PF), Martin Reed (C) Ricky Love, Henry Pate, Samuel Hafley, Karl Byrd, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Pollack (PG), Michael Parente (SG), Sean Hession (SF), Gerald Windley (PF), Edwin Kowitz (C) Nathaniel Lail, Thomas Gebo, Victor Thomas, James Dance, Timothy Brice | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Howard Pollack - foul #1 on Howard Pollack, team foul #2 | 9-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG) Chi Chiang | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones misses the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | Michael Parente comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Robert Cline (PF) Gerald Windley | |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | Michael Parente makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | Michael Parente misses the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:57 | Fairfield | Sean Hession gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bonner (fairly fresh) C - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Pollack (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Parente (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Sean Hession (fresh) PF - Robert Cline (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edwin Kowitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Fairfield | Robert Cline hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 10-5 |
| 15:31 | Fairfield | Sean Hession gets the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 15:17 | Fairfield | Robert Cline misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-5 |
| 15:15 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz hits the follow up shot | 10-7 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner is open and scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Justin Ackley | 12-7 |
| 14:34 | Fairfield | Michael Parente makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-9 |
| 14:17 | West Virginia | James Drexler hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Ackley | 15-9 |
| 14:03 | Fairfield | Michael Parente's pass is intercepted by Robert Bonner | 15-9 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Joe Miller misses the lay-in but the foul's on Sean Hession - foul #1 on Sean Hession, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Henry Pate (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Justin Ackley, James Drexler, Robert Bonner, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Lail (PG), Thomas Gebo (SG), Victor Thomas (SF), James Dance (PF), Timothy Brice (C) Howard Pollack, Michael Parente, Sean Hession, Robert Cline, Edwin Kowitz | |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Joe Miller misses the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Joe Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 16-9 |
| 13:30 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-9 |
| 13:28 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Samuel Hafley | 16-9 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | Joe Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-9 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Karl Byrd (PF) Joe Miller | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 13:15 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 13:14 | Fairfield | Timothy Brice snags the offensive board | 16-9 |
| 12:55 | Fairfield | Thomas Gebo can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 16-9 |
| 12:53 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas tips it back up and in | 16-11 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Gebo - foul #1 on Thomas Gebo, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG) Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gerald Windley (PF) James Dance | |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 12:33 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 12:13 | Fairfield | Timothy Brice's floater is knocked away by Karl Byrd | 18-11 |
| 12:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Pate | 18-11 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Henry Pate connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Chi Chiang | 21-11 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Love (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Pate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Karl Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Hafley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Nathaniel Lail (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Gebo (fairly fresh) SF - Victor Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Windley (fresh) C - Timothy Brice (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 21-11 |
| 11:36 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd snags the defensive board | 21-11 |
| 11:32 | West Virginia | Timothy Brice steals it from Karl Byrd | 21-11 |
| 11:07 | Fairfield | Timothy Brice makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Nathaniel Lail | 21-13 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | Victor Thomas is called for the reach on Henry Pate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Victor Thomas, team foul #5 | 21-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), James Drexler (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Robert Bonner (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Chi Chiang, Ricky Love, Henry Pate, Karl Byrd, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Dance (PG), Michael Parente (SG), Sean Hession (SF), Robert Cline (PF), Edwin Kowitz (C) Nathaniel Lail, Thomas Gebo, Victor Thomas, Gerald Windley, Timothy Brice | |
| 10:46 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner hits a wide open jumpshot from the left side | 23-13 |
| 10:21 | Fairfield | James Dance's floater is tipped away by Robert Bonner | 23-13 |
| 10:19 | Fairfield | James Dance hits the follow up shot | 23-15 |
| 10:00 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson lays it up and in set up by Justin Ackley | 25-15 |
| 09:45 | Fairfield | Sean Hession makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Parente | 25-17 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Dance - foul #1 on James Dance, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Martin Reed (C) Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Pollack (PG), Gerald Windley (SF) James Dance, Sean Hession | |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 09:40 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 09:21 | Fairfield | Gerald Windley buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Edwin Kowitz and the foul's on James Drexler - foul #1 on James Drexler, team foul #4 | 26-19 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF) James Drexler, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 09:21 | Fairfield | Gerald Windley makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Martin Reed is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #5 | 26-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Henry Pate (SF), Robert Bonner (PF) Justin Ackley, Joe Miller, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 08:44 | Fairfield | Gerald Windley drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Howard Pollack | 26-22 |
| 08:42 | West Virginia | Henry Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Karl Byrd (PF) Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Sean Hession (SF) Gerald Windley | |
| 08:31 | Fairfield | Howard Pollack hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-22 |
| 08:29 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz can't tip it in | 26-22 |
| 08:27 | Fairfield | Robert Cline tips it back up and in | 26-24 |
| 08:22 | West Virginia | Henry Pate's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-24 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 08:14 | Fairfield | Karl Byrd blocks the jumper by Michael Parente | 26-24 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | James Drexler gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 08:08 | West Virginia | James Drexler clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 08:07 | Fairfield | Sean Hession grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 07:57 | Fairfield | Howard Pollack makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-27 |
| 07:50 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 07:49 | Fairfield | The rebound goes to Sean Hession | 26-27 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Henry Pate (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Karl Byrd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Samuel Hafley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Howard Pollack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Parente (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sean Hession (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Cline (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edwin Kowitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Fairfield | Michael Parente's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), Ricky Love (SF), Robert Bonner (PF) Chi Chiang, Henry Pate, Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Lail (PG), Thomas Gebo (SG), Gerald Windley (SF), Timothy Brice (C) Howard Pollack, Michael Parente, Sean Hession, Edwin Kowitz | |
| 07:22 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Cline | 26-27 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | James Drexler gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 07:01 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-27 |
| 06:59 | Fairfield | Robert Cline gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 06:40 | Fairfield | Robert Cline knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Nathaniel Lail | 26-29 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 26-29 |
| 06:15 | Fairfield | Timothy Brice pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 06:01 | Fairfield | Justin Ackley steals the ball from Timothy Brice | 26-29 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Gerald Windley is called for the reach on Justin Ackley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Windley, team foul #7 | 26-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Joe Miller (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Alex Davidson (C) James Drexler, Ricky Love, Robert Bonner, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Pollack (PG), Michael Parente (SG), Sean Hession (SF), James Dance (PF), Edwin Kowitz (C) Nathaniel Lail, Thomas Gebo, Gerald Windley, Robert Cline, Timothy Brice | |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 05:57 | West Virginia | Justin Ackley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 05:42 | Fairfield | Howard Pollack is fouled on the floor by Justin Ackley - foul #1 on Justin Ackley, team foul #6 | 28-29 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Henry Pate (SG) Justin Ackley, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:24 | Fairfield | James Dance slams it home on a great pass from Howard Pollack and he's hacked by Chi Chiang - foul #1 on Chi Chiang, team foul #7 | 28-31 |
| 05:24 | Fairfield | James Dance makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Joe Miller can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Sean Hession - foul #2 on Sean Hession, team foul #8 | 28-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Gerald Windley (SF) Sean Hession | |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Joe Miller makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 05:14 | West Virginia | Joe Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:02 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Alex Davidson - foul #1 on Alex Davidson, team foul #8 | 30-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (PF) Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 05:02 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 05:02 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:42 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Henry Pate | 32-33 |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz misses long on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Henry Pate - foul #1 on Henry Pate, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG), Joseph Jones (SG) Chi Chiang, Henry Pate | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Lail (PG), Robert Cline (PF) Howard Pollack, James Dance | |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 04:23 | Fairfield | Edwin Kowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 04:16 | West Virginia | Robert Cline steals the ball from Joseph Jones in the backcourt | 32-34 |
| 04:03 | Fairfield | Michael Parente misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 04:02 | West Virginia | Joe Miller pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson misses the floater from the left side | 32-34 |
| 03:38 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson grabs the offensive board | 32-34 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Justin Ackley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Joe Miller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Bonner (tiring) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Alex Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Nathaniel Lail (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Parente (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Windley (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cline (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Kowitz (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Joe Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 03:12 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 03:11 | Fairfield | Gerald Windley grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 02:50 | Fairfield | Gerald Windley loses the ball out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), James Drexler (SG), Henry Pate (SF), Karl Byrd (PF), Martin Reed (C) Justin Ackley, Joseph Jones, Joe Miller, Robert Bonner, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Howard Pollack (PG), Thomas Gebo (SG), Sean Hession (SF), Victor Thomas (PF), Timothy Brice (C) Nathaniel Lail, Michael Parente, Gerald Windley, Robert Cline, Edwin Kowitz | |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Henry Pate scores on a runner in the paint | 34-34 |
| 02:13 | Fairfield | Timothy Brice buries a shot from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 01:54 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd misses the lay-in | 34-36 |
| 01:52 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 01:41 | West Virginia | Henry Pate is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 34-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Justin Ackley (PG) Ricky Love | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Nathaniel Lail (SG), James Dance (PF) Thomas Gebo, Timothy Brice | |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Howard Pollack and the foul's on Justin Ackley - foul #2 on Justin Ackley, team foul #10 | 34-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joe Miller (SF) Henry Pate | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michael Parente (SG) Howard Pollack | |
| 01:24 | Fairfield | Victor Thomas misses the free throw | 34-38 |
| 01:24 | West Virginia | Karl Byrd snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 01:05 | West Virginia | Sean Hession steals it from James Drexler | 34-38 |
| 00:42 | Fairfield | Nathaniel Lail drills a floater from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 00:27 | West Virginia | James Drexler can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 00:26 | West Virginia | Joe Miller snags the offensive board | 34-40 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Joe Miller can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 34-40 |