| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Mullinax (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Ertl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs inbounds the ball | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-49 |
| 19:44 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 19:37 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Daniel Walker | 45-49 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Osvaldo Colombo - foul #1 on Osvaldo Colombo, team foul #1 | 45-49 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 19:24 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 19:24 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 19:05 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker tips it home | 47-50 |
| 18:34 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-52 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 18:23 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ricky Marrs | 47-52 |
| 18:12 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Ricky Marrs | 47-54 |
| 18:07 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo is hacked by Victor Blasingame - foul #2 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #1 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Brandon Mullinax, Carlos Ertl, Osvaldo Colombo, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Kenneth Stewart (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Lee Belmonte (PF), Randy Fralick (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame, Paul Haynes | |
| 17:58 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill travels with the ball | 47-54 |
| 17:38 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses the jump hook from the baseline | 47-54 |
| 17:37 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| 17:32 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 17:30 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough tips it back up and in | 49-54 |
| 17:10 | West Virginia | Ronald Johnson picks off the pass by Clyde Lane | 49-54 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 16:46 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 16:41 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is open but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 51-54 |
| 16:39 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 16:33 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Shawn Schilawski | 53-54 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane hits the finger roll | 53-56 |
| 16:02 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli double dribbles | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (SG), Carlos Ertl (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Shawn Schilawski, Daniel Malbrough, Anthony Underhill, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Alex Munn (C) Jonathan Griggs, Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte, Randy Fralick | |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG), Boris Zircher (C) Brian Fanelli, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gilbert Sellner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Mullinax (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Ertl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Boris Zircher (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ricky Marrs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (fresh) 2 reb. C - Alex Munn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Gilbert Sellner and the foul's on Victor Blasingame - foul #3 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #2 | 55-56 |
| 15:46 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses the free throw | 55-56 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Alex Munn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 15:25 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is hacked by Carlos Ertl - foul #1 on Carlos Ertl, team foul #2 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Haynes (C) Victor Blasingame | |
| 15:14 | West Virginia | Boris Zircher is called for the reach on Paul Haynes - foul #4 on Boris Zircher, team foul #3 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker (C) Boris Zircher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Alex Munn comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-56 |
| 14:53 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 14:46 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses long on a shot from the left side | 55-56 |
| 14:44 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker tips it but misses | 55-56 |
| 14:42 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 14:35 | West Virginia | Carlos Ertl blocks the short jumper by Terrence Edwards | 55-56 |
| 14:34 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 14:26 | Eastern Illinois | Terrence Edwards steals it from Gilbert Sellner | 55-56 |
| 14:13 | West Virginia | The jumper by Terrence Edwards is denied by Osvaldo Colombo | 55-56 |
| 14:11 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 14:05 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Ertl | 58-56 |
| 14:02 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs's pass is intercepted by Osvaldo Colombo in the backcourt | 58-56 |
| 13:33 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Walker | 61-56 |
| 13:17 | West Virginia | Richard Neal buries a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Alex Munn | 61-59 |
| 12:58 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker hits the follow up shot | 63-59 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Terrence Edwards | 63-62 |
| 12:28 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-62 |
| 12:27 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| 12:14 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 63-62 |
| 12:13 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 12:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ricky Marrs picks off the pass by Carlos Ertl | 63-62 |
| 11:59 | West Virginia | Carlos Ertl steps in front of the Terrence Edwards pass in the backcourt | 63-62 |
| 11:56 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl hits the finger roll | 65-62 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gilbert Sellner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Mullinax (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Ertl (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ricky Marrs (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alex Munn (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Haynes (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | West Virginia | Alex Munn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| 11:30 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Shawn Schilawski (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Gilbert Sellner, Brandon Mullinax, Carlos Ertl, Osvaldo Colombo, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG), Kenneth Stewart (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Lee Belmonte (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Ricky Marrs, Alex Munn, Paul Haynes | |
| 11:06 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-62 |
| 11:05 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Clyde Lane | 65-62 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-62 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 65-62 |
| 10:33 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson tips it back up and in | 67-62 |
| 10:13 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte is hacked by Shawn Schilawski - foul #4 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #4 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG), Carlos Ertl (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Shawn Schilawski, Daniel Malbrough, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Randy Fralick (C) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte | |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carlos Ertl - foul #2 on Carlos Ertl, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 09:36 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Fralick picks off the pass by Anthony Underhill | 67-63 |
| 09:17 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Terrence Edwards | 67-65 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Illinois | Randy Fralick swats the layup by Carlos Ertl | 67-65 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 67-65 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Mullinax - foul #4 on Brandon Mullinax, team foul #6 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (SG), Daniel Walker (C) Brandon Mullinax, Anthony Underhill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Lee Belmonte (C) Terrence Edwards, Jonathan Griggs, Randy Fralick | |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame connects on the open turnaround near the basket set up by Richard Neal | 67-67 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-67 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner tips it in | 69-67 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane loses the dribble to Osvaldo Colombo in the backcourt | 69-67 |
| 08:29 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses badly on a jumper from close range | 69-67 |
| 08:27 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Walker | 69-67 |
| 08:15 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 08:13 | West Virginia | Clyde Lane pulls down the rebound | 69-67 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Brian Fanelli is called for the reach on Richard Neal - foul #2 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #7 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Carlos Ertl, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Paul Haynes (C) Kenneth Stewart, Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte | |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 69-69 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Terrence Edwards - foul #3 on Terrence Edwards, team foul #3 | 69-69 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski (SG), Boris Zircher (SF) Brian Fanelli, Osvaldo Colombo | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 07:47 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Gilbert Sellner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Schilawski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Boris Zircher (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Malbrough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards loses the dribble to Shawn Schilawski in the backcourt | 71-69 |
| 07:44 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski lays it in | 73-69 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is open and scores on a floater from the left wing | 73-71 |
| 07:12 | Eastern Illinois | Shawn Schilawski can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 73-71 |
| 07:11 | West Virginia | Richard Neal grabs the board | 73-71 |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes is hacked by Shawn Schilawski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Shawn Schilawski, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax (SG), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Daniel Walker (C) Shawn Schilawski, Daniel Malbrough, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randy Fralick (PF) Victor Blasingame | |
| 07:09 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 07:09 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 06:54 | Eastern Illinois | Paul Haynes is called for the reach on Osvaldo Colombo - foul #2 on Paul Haynes, team foul #4 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (PG) Richard Neal | |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker blows the layup but he's fouled by Randy Fralick - foul #1 on Randy Fralick, team foul #5 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (SG), Lee Belmonte (C) Terrence Edwards, Paul Haynes | |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker misses the 1st free throw | 73-71 |
| 06:41 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 74-71 |
| 06:17 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Kenneth Stewart | 74-73 |
| 06:12 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 06:11 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Kenneth Stewart | 74-73 |
| 06:05 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 06:03 | Eastern Illinois | Brandon Mullinax snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 05:35 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker double dribbles | 74-73 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Anthony Underhill (C) Gilbert Sellner, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Jonathan Griggs, Kenneth Stewart, Ricky Marrs, Randy Fralick, Lee Belmonte | |
| 05:12 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Richard Neal | 74-75 |
| 04:58 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-75 |
| 04:57 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards is hacked by Brandon Mullinax in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Mullinax, team foul #9 | 74-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner (SG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Brandon Mullinax, Osvaldo Colombo, Anthony Underhill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 04:53 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 74-75 |
| 04:53 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher gets the rebound | 74-75 |
| 04:40 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-75 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte (PF) Victor Blasingame | |
| 04:17 | West Virginia | Boris Zircher steals the ball from Lee Belmonte | 74-75 |
| 04:03 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 74-75 |
| 04:02 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson snags the offensive board | 74-75 |
| 03:50 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough buries a fadeaway in the lane | 76-75 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (tired) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gilbert Sellner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Malbrough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Boris Zircher (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (tiring) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Clyde Lane (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lee Belmonte (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Haynes (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Boris Zircher denies the turnaround by Terrence Edwards | 76-75 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes tips it in | 76-77 |
| 03:31 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli double dribbles in the backcourt | 76-77 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF), Anthony Underhill (C) Daniel Malbrough, Boris Zircher, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Kenneth Stewart (PG), Jonathan Griggs (SG), Ricky Marrs (SF), Victor Blasingame (PF), Alex Munn (C) Richard Neal, Terrence Edwards, Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte, Paul Haynes | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brian Fanelli - foul #3 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #10 | 76-77 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame makes the 1st free throw | 76-78 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame makes the 2nd free throw | 76-79 |
| 03:03 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill banks in the layup | 78-79 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs is fouled in the backcourt by Brian Fanelli - foul #4 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #11 | 78-79 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 1st free throw | 78-80 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs makes the 2nd free throw | 78-81 |
| 02:39 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo is hacked by Victor Blasingame - foul #4 on Victor Blasingame, team foul #6 | 78-81 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (SG) Brian Fanelli | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Randy Fralick (C) Alex Munn | |
| 02:29 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Blasingame takes the ball from Osvaldo Colombo | 78-81 |
| 02:04 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Stewart | 78-83 |
| 01:46 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill misses long on a 3 from straight away | 78-83 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame grabs the board | 78-83 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Ertl - foul #3 on Carlos Ertl, team foul #12 | 78-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli (PG), Daniel Walker (C) Boris Zircher, Anthony Underhill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Neal (PG), Terrence Edwards (SG), Paul Haynes (C) Kenneth Stewart, Jonathan Griggs, Randy Fralick | |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-83 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:39 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs misses the 2nd free throw | 78-83 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo gets the rebound | 78-83 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker's layup is rejected by Victor Blasingame | 78-83 |
| 01:21 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Walker | 78-83 |
| 00:58 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 81-83 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:54 | West Virginia | Richard Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-83 |
| 00:54 | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 81-83 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli is hacked by Paul Haynes - foul #3 on Paul Haynes, team foul #7 | 81-83 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 1st free throw | 82-83 |
| 00:46 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli makes the 2nd free throw | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 83-83 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Brian Fanelli (tired) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gilbert Sellner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Carlos Ertl (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Osvaldo Colombo (tiring) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Daniel Walker (tiring) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Haynes (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker wins the tip | 83-83 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:45 | Eastern Illinois | Brian Fanelli clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 83-83 |
| 04:44 | Eastern Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Sellner | 83-83 |
| 04:30 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker drills a turnaround from close range | 85-83 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Richard Neal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Brian Fanelli - foul #5 on Brian Fanelli, team foul #13 | 85-83 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher (PG), Daniel Malbrough (SF), Anthony Underhill (PF), Ronald Johnson (C) Brian Fanelli, Carlos Ertl, Osvaldo Colombo, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jonathan Griggs (SG), Clyde Lane (SF), Lee Belmonte (PF), Randy Fralick (C) Terrence Edwards, Ricky Marrs, Victor Blasingame, Paul Haynes | |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 1st free throw | 85-83 |
| 04:24 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 85-84 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Gilbert Sellner - foul #1 on Richard Neal, team foul #8 | 85-84 |
| 04:13 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner misses the 1st free throw | 85-84 |
| 04:13 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte pulls down the rebound | 85-84 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Gilbert Sellner steals the ball from Richard Neal in the backcourt | 85-84 |
| 03:58 | Eastern Illinois | Gilbert Sellner makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 87-84 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Sellner - foul #4 on Gilbert Sellner, team foul #14 | 87-84 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 87-85 |
| 03:42 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson pulls down the rebound | 87-85 |
| 03:22 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher lays it in on a great pass from Gilbert Sellner | 89-85 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Daniel Malbrough is called for the reach on Richard Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Malbrough, team foul #15 | 89-85 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SF), Osvaldo Colombo (PF) Daniel Malbrough, Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Munn (C) Randy Fralick | |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 89-86 |
| 03:20 | West Virginia | Richard Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 89-86 |
| 03:20 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl snags the defensive board | 89-86 |
| 03:15 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 89-86 |
| 03:01 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is by himself and knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Clyde Lane | 89-88 |
| 02:35 | Eastern Illinois | Boris Zircher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 89-88 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | Lee Belmonte grabs the defensive rebound | 89-88 |
| 02:34 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 89-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough (SF), Ronald Johnson (C) Carlos Ertl, Anthony Underhill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards (SG), Randy Fralick (PF) Clyde Lane, Lee Belmonte | |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Daniel Malbrough picks off the pass by Jonathan Griggs | 89-88 |
| 02:14 | Eastern Illinois | Osvaldo Colombo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Malbrough | 91-88 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Richard Neal is hacked by Boris Zircher in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boris Zircher, team foul #16 | 91-88 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl (SG) Boris Zircher | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs (SF) Jonathan Griggs | |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 91-89 |
| 02:10 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 91-90 |
| 01:42 | Eastern Illinois | Ronald Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 91-90 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker (C) Ronald Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Victor Blasingame (PF), Paul Haynes (C) Randy Fralick, Alex Munn | |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Richard Neal and he's fouled by Daniel Walker - foul #1 on Daniel Walker, team foul #17 | 91-92 |
| 01:22 | West Virginia | Terrence Edwards misses the free throw | 91-92 |
| 01:22 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Walker gets the rebound | 91-92 |
| 01:02 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 93-92 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Gilbert Sellner is called for the reach on Richard Neal in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gilbert Sellner, team foul #18 | 93-92 |
| Subs | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill (PF) Gilbert Sellner | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 1st free throw | 93-93 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Richard Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 93-94 |
| Lineup | Eastern Illinois | PG - Carlos Ertl (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Osvaldo Colombo (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Malbrough (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Underhill (fresh) 8 pts. C - Daniel Walker (tiring) 11 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Richard Neal (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 ast. SG - Terrence Edwards (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Marrs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Victor Blasingame (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Haynes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Richard Neal is called for the reach on Carlos Ertl - foul #2 on Richard Neal, team foul #9 | 93-94 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl makes the 1st free throw | 94-94 |
| 00:30 | Eastern Illinois | Carlos Ertl misses the 2nd free throw | 94-94 |
| 00:30 | West Virginia | Paul Haynes pulls down the rebound | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 94-94 |
| 00:22 | Eastern Illinois | Anthony Underhill grabs the defensive rebound | 94-94 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:16 | Eastern Illinois | Victor Blasingame steals the ball from Daniel Malbrough | 94-94 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs is hacked by Daniel Malbrough - foul #2 on Daniel Malbrough, team foul #19 | 94-94 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 1st free throw | 94-95 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Ricky Marrs makes the 2nd free throw | 94-96 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Eastern Illinois | Daniel Malbrough clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 94-96 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Ricky Marrs | 94-96 |