| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Drexler (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ricky Love (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Alex Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Pender (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerrold Kovac (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Artis (fresh) 7 pts. PF - James Magley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Love inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:57 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 19:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Artis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 19:16 | West Virginia | James Drexler lays it in | 42-32 |
| 19:02 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-32 |
| 19:01 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:54 | West Virginia | James Magley is called for the reach on Chi Chiang - foul #2 on James Magley, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 18:47 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-32 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:25 | West Virginia | James Drexler hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Ricky Love | 45-32 |
| 18:10 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac makes the jumpshot from the right side | 45-34 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang is hacked by Michael Artis - foul #3 on Michael Artis, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce (SF) Michael Artis | |
| 17:37 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:35 | Saint Louis | James Magley grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 17:19 | Saint Louis | James Magley misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-34 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce tips it home | 45-36 |
| 17:09 | West Virginia | Ricky Love travels with the ball | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (SF), Martin Reed (C) Ricky Love, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hay (PF), Larry Hall (C) James Magley, David Crawford | |
| 16:49 | Saint Louis | John Hay is whistled for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Karl Byrd (C) James Drexler, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:34 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG) Chi Chiang | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro (PG), Kent Davis (SG) James Pender, Jerrold Kovac | |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | John Hay misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | John Hay makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:25 | Saint Louis | John Hay makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gary Pearce - foul #1 on Gary Pearce, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Karl Byrd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Robert Bonner misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 16:04 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:45 | West Virginia | Martin Reed loses the dribble to Larry Hall | 45-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Henry Pate (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Love (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kent Davis (fresh) SF - Gary Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 15:24 | West Virginia | Martin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Pate | 47-38 |
| 15:13 | Saint Louis | Larry Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), James Drexler (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Samuel Hafley (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Henry Pate, Joseph Jones, Ricky Love, Robert Bonner, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Pender (PG), Jerrold Kovac (SG), Michael Artis (SF), James Magley (PF), David Crawford (C) Joe Ribeiro, Kent Davis, Gary Pearce, John Hay, Larry Hall | |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chi Chiang and he's hacked by David Crawford - foul #2 on David Crawford, team foul #4 | 49-38 |
| 14:49 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson makes the free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:32 | Saint Louis | Bruce Durrah steals it from Jerrold Kovac | 50-38 |
| 14:29 | West Virginia | James Drexler lays it in on a great pass from Bruce Durrah | 52-38 |
| 14:15 | Saint Louis | David Crawford comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 52-38 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Samuel Hafley | 52-38 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Drexler | 55-38 |
| 13:35 | Saint Louis | Chi Chiang is called for the reach on James Pender - foul #1 on Chi Chiang, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | James Pender hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Bruce Durrah - foul #4 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #3 | 55-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Bruce Durrah | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | James Pender misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | James Pender makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 13:18 | Saint Louis | James Pender makes the 3rd free throw | 55-40 |
| 12:57 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 12:55 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Chi Chiang | 55-40 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson connects on the jumper in the paint | 57-40 |
| 12:22 | Saint Louis | Chi Chiang steps in front of the David Crawford pass | 57-40 |
| 12:19 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang can't finish the layup | 57-40 |
| 12:18 | Saint Louis | James Magley grabs the defensive rebound | 57-40 |
| 12:13 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jerrold Kovac, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Pate (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Martin Reed (PF), Robert Bonner (C) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Samuel Hafley, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro (PG), Kent Davis (SG), Gary Pearce (SF), John Hay (PF), Larry Hall (C) James Pender, Jerrold Kovac, Michael Artis, James Magley, David Crawford | |
| 11:46 | West Virginia | Henry Pate is called for traveling | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Henry Pate (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ricky Love (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe Ribeiro (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kent Davis (fresh) SF - Gary Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Saint Louis | Kent Davis is hacked by Martin Reed - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #4 | 57-40 |
| 11:24 | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro hits a jump hook in the lane | 57-42 |
| 11:19 | West Virginia | Henry Pate knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Bonner | 59-42 |
| 10:53 | Saint Louis | Kent Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-45 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Hall - foul #2 on Larry Hall, team foul #6 | 59-45 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), James Drexler (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF) Henry Pate, Joseph Jones, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Pender (PG), Jerrold Kovac (SG), Michael Artis (SF), James Magley (PF), David Crawford (C) Joe Ribeiro, Kent Davis, Gary Pearce, John Hay, Larry Hall | |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 1st free throw | 60-45 |
| 10:48 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:34 | Saint Louis | Michael Artis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 61-45 |
| 10:33 | Saint Louis | David Crawford gets the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 10:17 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac knocks in the floater from the left side | 61-47 |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | James Drexler is hacked by Michael Artis - foul #4 on Michael Artis, team foul #7 | 61-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Bonner (SF), Alex Davidson (C) Ricky Love, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce (SF) Michael Artis | |
| 10:02 | West Virginia | James Drexler misses the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 10:02 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 09:47 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce is whistled for traveling | 61-47 |
| 09:24 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang's pass is intercepted by David Crawford | 61-47 |
| 09:07 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Pender | 61-49 |
| 08:53 | West Virginia | James Drexler can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-49 |
| 08:51 | Saint Louis | David Crawford snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:47 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 08:46 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 08:40 | West Virginia | James Drexler loses the dribble to David Crawford | 61-49 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | Alex Davidson blocks the short jumper by David Crawford | 61-49 |
| 08:17 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:12 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 08:11 | Saint Louis | David Crawford snags the defensive board | 61-49 |
| 08:03 | Saint Louis | James Magley comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Chi Chiang - foul #2 on Chi Chiang, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (PG), Joseph Jones (SG), Martin Reed (PF) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Samuel Hafley | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro (PG), Kent Davis (SG), John Hay (SF), Larry Hall (C) James Pender, Jerrold Kovac, Gary Pearce, David Crawford | |
| 08:03 | Saint Louis | James Magley makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:03 | Saint Louis | James Magley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Alex Davidson | 61-50 |
| 07:57 | West Virginia | Joseph Jones is called for traveling | 61-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah (SF) Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Artis (SF) James Magley | |
| 07:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Artis misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joseph Jones - foul #2 on Joseph Jones, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| 07:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Artis makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 07:40 | Saint Louis | Michael Artis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ricky Love (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Bonner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Joe Ribeiro (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kent Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Artis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - John Hay (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Michael Artis is called for the reach on Martin Reed - foul #5 on Michael Artis, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Brooks (SF) Michael Artis | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Martin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | Martin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 07:08 | Saint Louis | John Hay connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 06:46 | West Virginia | Martin Reed comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah tips it back up and in | 65-55 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro is fouled on the floor by Ricky Love - foul #1 on Ricky Love, team foul #7 | 65-55 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), James Drexler (SG), Samuel Hafley (PF), Alex Davidson (C) Ricky Love, Joseph Jones, Martin Reed, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac (SG), Gary Pearce (SF) Kent Davis, James Brooks | |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 06:24 | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang makes the 3 from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 05:48 | Saint Louis | Joe Ribeiro hits a driving attempt from the left block | 68-59 |
| 05:46 | West Virginia | Joe Ribeiro takes the ball from Chi Chiang in the backcourt | 68-59 |
| 05:34 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-62 |
| 05:11 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah travels with the ball | 68-62 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Bruce Durrah | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Pender (PG), James Magley (PF), David Crawford (C) Joe Ribeiro, John Hay, Larry Hall | |
| 04:50 | Saint Louis | James Magley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-62 |
| 04:48 | Saint Louis | James Magley tips it back up and in | 68-64 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Gary Pearce steals it from James Drexler | 68-64 |
| 04:32 | Saint Louis | James Magley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gary Pearce | 68-66 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | James Drexler knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 70-66 |
| 03:57 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 70-66 |
| 03:55 | Saint Louis | James Magley gets the offensive rebound | 70-66 |
| 03:39 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce clanks a floater from the right wing | 70-66 |
| 03:37 | West Virginia | Samuel Hafley snags the defensive board | 70-66 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Chi Chiang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Drexler (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ricky Love (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Samuel Hafley (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Alex Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - James Pender (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerrold Kovac (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Pearce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Magley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Crawford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:32 | West Virginia | Jerrold Kovac picks off the pass by Chi Chiang | 70-66 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | James Pender lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerrold Kovac | 70-68 |
| 03:07 | West Virginia | James Drexler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:06 | Saint Louis | James Magley gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac is hacked by Ricky Love - foul #2 on Ricky Love, team foul #8 | 70-68 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Joseph Jones (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Robert Bonner (C) Chi Chiang, James Drexler, Samuel Hafley, Alex Davidson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | John Hay (SF), Larry Hall (PF) Gary Pearce, James Magley | |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:47 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:44 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Chi Chiang (PG), Samuel Hafley (PF) Joseph Jones, Robert Bonner | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Magley (PF) Larry Hall | |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-70 |
| 02:31 | Saint Louis | James Magley snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 02:15 | Saint Louis | David Crawford comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 70-70 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah gets the rebound | 70-70 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-70 |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Drexler (SG), Alex Davidson (C) Ricky Love, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce (SF) John Hay | |
| 01:51 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 70-70 |
| 01:49 | West Virginia | James Drexler tips it home | 72-70 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | James Pender makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Magley | 72-73 |
| 01:02 | West Virginia | James Drexler buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 75-73 |
| 00:44 | Saint Louis | James Pender misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-73 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Jerrold Kovac tips it back up and in | 75-75 |
| 00:31 | West Virginia | Chi Chiang misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 75-75 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Alex Davidson tips it in | 77-75 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce is hacked by Bruce Durrah - foul #5 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #9 | 77-75 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Love (SF) Bruce Durrah | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Gary Pearce makes the 2nd free throw | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerrold Kovac - foul #2 on Jerrold Kovac, team foul #9 | 77-77 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Ricky Love makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Ricky Love misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | James Magley snags the defensive board | 78-77 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 78-77 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Samuel Hafley swats the short shot by David Crawford | 78-77 |